Plural of midge
regular plural
The plural of midge is midges.
Forms of midge
| Singular | midge /mɪd͡ʒ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | midges |
| Countable | countable |
Midges in a sentence
- There are more midges than water!"1954, J. R. R. Tolkien, “A Knife in the Dark”, in The Fellowship of the Ring
- These so-called glowworms display a bright blue-green light that attracts prey such as midges, mayflies, and caddisflies.2019, William G. Deutsch, Alabama Rivers: A Celebration & Challenge, MindBridge Press, unnumbered page. From the entry dismalite
- It is the midges, clegs and ticks you should be on the lookout for.2011, Denis Brook, Phil Hinchliffe, North to the Cape: A Trek from Fort William to Cape Wrath, page 49. From the entry cleg
- I'd got a fair bleeze going the night before so's to keep midges at bay.1995, Alan Warner, Morvern Callar, Vintage 2015, page 72. From the entry bleeze
- It had come to be six o’clock; midges gauzed the air.1955, Elizabeth Bowen, A World of Love, page 40. From the entry gauze
Meaning of midge
- noun Any of various small two-winged flies, for example, from the family Chironomidae or non-biting midges, the family Chaoboridae or phantom midges, and the family Ceratopogonidae or biting midges, all belonging to the order Diptera.
- noun A small, short or insignificant person.
- noun Any bait or lure designed to resemble a midge.
Questions about the plural of midge
- What is the plural of midge?
- The plural of midge is midges.
- Is midge countable?
- Midge is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: midge (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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