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Plural of ghoul

regular plural

The plural of ghoul is ghouls.

Forms of ghoul

Singularghoul /ɡuːl/
Pluralghouls /ɡuːlz/
Countablecountable

Ghouls in a sentence

  • The other chamber had shown a pack of ghouls and witches over-running the world of our forefathers, but this one brought the horror right into our own daily life!.1927, H.P. Lovecraft, Pickman's Model
  • We should not so much mind these eminent persons being ghouls, if only they were modest and apologetic ghouls.1926 February 13, G. K. Chesterton, editor, G.K.’s Weekly, volume 2, number 48, page 541
  • Here are some healthy Halloween treats for ghouls and witches of all ages.From the entry treat
  • “Will someone save the citizen from ghoulie ghouls?” cry the Christian church's boys and girls.2016, Stephen Dilley, A Brains Poetry, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN. From the entry ghoulie ghoul
  • Her scenes . . . frequently feature daffy but spectral creatures and leering ghouls with top hats and canes.2014 October 23, Roberta Smith, “Art & Design: Genieve Figgis: ‘Good Morning, Midnight’”, in New York Times, retrieved 17 Jul 2015. From the entry inherent vice

Meaning of ghoul

  1. noun A demon said to feed on corpses.
  2. noun A graverobber.
  3. noun A person with an undue interest in death and corpses, or more generally in things that are revolting and repulsive.

Full definition of ghoul

Questions about the plural of ghoul

What is the plural of ghoul?
The plural of ghoul is ghouls.
Is ghoul countable?
Ghoul is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ghoul (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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