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Plural of expression

regular plural

The plural of expression is expressions.

Forms of expression

Singularexpression /əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/
Pluralexpressions /ɪkˈspɹɛʃ.ənz/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Expressions in a sentence

  • At any other time Jessamy would have laughed at the expressions that chased each other over his freckled face: crossness left over from his struggle with the baby; incredulity; distress; and finally delight.1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 122
  • Their angry expressions were a clear sign they didn't want to talk.From the entry sign
  • After "reiterate" do not use "(yet) again" and other such expressions.From the entry such
  • Her heart leapt when she saw the expressions on her teachers’ faces.From the entry -'
  • The dermal muscles in the face are used to form expressions.From the entry dermal

Meaning of expression

  1. noun The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
  2. noun A particular way of phrasing an idea.
  3. noun A colloquialism or idiom.

Full definition of expression

Questions about the plural of expression

What is the plural of expression?
The plural of expression is expressions.
Is expression countable?
Expression is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: expression (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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