Plural of grit
regular plural
The plural of grit is grits.
Forms of grit
| Singular | grit /ɡɹɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | grits /ɡɹɪts/ |
| Countable | countable |
Grits in a sentence
- He has a sleeping disorder and grits his teeth.
- grits and eggs
- They're having a hard time getting used to the food down here. They don't like grits — bless their hearts, they don't even like sweet tea.From the entry bless someone's heart
- In this city of guitars and grits, Andersen is the ambassador of pickin’ and grinnin’.2008 June 25, Joe Edwards, “Guitar-playing 'ambassador' greets visitors at Nashville's Hall of Fame”, in USA Today, retrieved 03 Jan 2009. From the entry pickin' and grinnin'
- And polentalike tamales (grits replace cornmeal) can be grilled, along with the sardines, whenever hunger strikes.1989 May, New York Magazine, volume 22, number 20. From the entry polentalike
Meaning of grit
- noun A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.
- noun Sand or a sand–salt mixture spread on wet and, especially, icy roads and footpaths to improve traction.
- noun Small, hard, inedible particles in food.
Questions about the plural of grit
- What is the plural of grit?
- The plural of grit is grits.
- Is grit countable?
- Grit is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: grit (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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