Plural of glen
regular plural
The plural of glen is glens.
Forms of glen
| Singular | glen /ɡlɛn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | glens /ɡlɛnz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Glens in a sentence
- In the glens of the hills about Strathsporran are many noble and nimble stags.1911 October 26, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson, or, An Oxford Love Story, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: John Lane Company, published...
- Ings, glens, and fens of the Highlands.From the entry ing
- In my bairnhood I would often linger in the glens where they dwelt, to jeer at them.” “Truly, yours was a wild boyhood, Olvir.1905, Robert Ames Bennet, For the White Christ. From the entry bairnhood
- Very desolate was that valley, having a dark aspect and a ghastful, such as a man might look for in the infernal glens of Pyriphlegethon or Acheron.1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, chapter 174, in The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC. From the entry ghastful
- More to the point of this place than the crags and glens on the dining-room wall are the two fine colour prints of clipper ships in frames of birdseye maple.1976, Angela Carter, “My Father's House”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 21. From the entry bird's-eye maple
Meaning of glen
- noun A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a depression between hills; a dale.
Questions about the plural of glen
- What is the plural of glen?
- The plural of glen is glens.
- Is glen countable?
- Glen is a countable noun.
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