Plural of gremlin

Forms of gremlin

Gremlins in a sentence

• Like Abominable Snowmen, gremlins have never actually been seen; but nobody who works with electronic gear doubts the existence of these mischievous and elusive entities.1963, Arthur C Clarke, chapter 8, in Glidepath, New York: Simon and Schuster, pages 72-73
• Nevertheless, other gremlins kept raising their heads.2023 November 29, Richard Foster, “Tyne & Wear Metro goes with the flow”, in RAIL, number 997, page 34
• I hear you, fellow gremlins and gentlethems, asking why should I wear jeans ever again?2021 March 1, Mel Compo, “How to Shop for Jeans as a Non-Binary Person”, in Vice, archived from the original on 01 Mar 2021. From the entry gentlethem
• Witches, poltergeists, goblins, gremlins, fairies, dwarfs—all of them are real, physical, alive, being either the real thing or the teleported or telepathed image of the real thing.1947 June, Raymond A. Palmer, “Observatory”, in Amazing Stories, volume 21, number 6, page 9. From the entry telepath
• I have been to many parties where staid American business men have been transformed by a few ryes or bourbons into unpredictable gremlins out for adventure.1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 17. From the entry rye

Meaning of gremlin

1. noun A contemptible person.
2. noun An imaginary creature reputed to be mischievously inclined, for example, to damage or dismantle machinery.
3. noun Any mysterious, unknown source of mischief or trouble, or the problem created thereby.

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Questions about the plural of gremlin

What is the plural of gremlin?

The plural of gremlin is gremlins.

Is gremlin countable?

Gremlin is a countable noun.