Plural of nostril
regular plural
The plural of nostril is nostrils.
Forms of nostril
| Singular | nostril /ˈnɒs.tɹɪl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | nostrils |
| Countable | countable |
Nostrils in a sentence
- A breeze came in through the open window and wafted her sensuous perfume into my eager nostrils.From the entry waft
- "Pee-yew, you stink!" said Judy, plugging her nostrils.From the entry pee-yew
- The cere is the fleshy spot just above the beak where the nostrils, or nares, are located.[2021, Nikki Moustaki, Parrots For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 182. From the entry cere
- You open the salon door and the acetone from yesterday’s manicures immediately stings my nostrils.2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, page 81. From the entry acetone
- His specialty, however, is the human blockhead act, hammering six-inch nails up his nostrils.2014, Louis J. Parascandola, John Parascandola -, A Coney Island Reader: Through Dizzy Gates of Illusion, →ISBN, page 306. From the entry blockhead
Meaning of nostril
- noun Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages.
Questions about the plural of nostril
- What is the plural of nostril?
- The plural of nostril is nostrils.
- Is nostril countable?
- Nostril is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: nostril (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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