Plural of murder
regular plural
The plural of murder is murders.
Forms of murder
| Singular | murder /ˈmɜːdə(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | murders |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Murders in a sentence
- There have been ten unsolved murders this year alone.
- Herrera also knew Hemingway had held Batista's army personally responsible for the brutal murders of his dogs, Blackie (Black Dog) and Machakos.2011, Carlene Brennen, Hemingway's Cats, →ISBN, page 161
- He who murders pays the forfeit of his own life.From the entry forfeit
- The murders were committed by a twisted sociopath.From the entry twisted
- The incel ideology has already inspired the murders of at least sixteen people.2018 May 15, Jia Tolentino, “The Rage of the Incels”, in The New Yorker. From the entry incel
Meaning of murder
- noun An act of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination.
- noun The crime of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination.
- noun The act of killing any being in an immoral manner; (countable) an instance of this.
Questions about the plural of murder
- What is the plural of murder?
- The plural of murder is murders.
- Is murder countable?
- Murder is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: murder (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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