Plural of peril
regular plural
The plural of peril is perils.
Forms of peril
| Singular | peril /ˈpɛɹɪl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | perils /ˈpɛɹɪlz/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Perils in a sentence
- the perils of the jungle (animals and insects, weather, etc.)
- To understand the perils of underestimating Russia, you don't have to go back that far.December 12 2016, Editorial Team, “Editorial: Trump, Putin and the risks of a reset”, in Chicago Tribune. From the entry rewind
- He represents the privileged viewpoint of the artist critic, also its limitations and perils.1991, Girdhari Lal Chaturvedi, Re-visiting Śākuntalam, page 113. From the entry evocationism
- Richard Greenberg's witty, sometimes insightful look at the perils of yuppiedom is now at Broadway's Golden Theatre.1989 January 16, Ruth Gilbert, “Hot Line: The tops in town this week”, in New York Magazine, page 25. From the entry yuppiedom
- We face new perils: TV-Myopia, mistaking the image in our living room for the reality out there.1985 October 29, Daniel Joseph Boorstin, “Don Quixote in the Age of Television” (speech), quoted in 1989, The Republic of Letters…. From the entry fuzzy over
Meaning of peril
- noun A situation of serious and immediate danger.
- noun Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
- noun An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.
Questions about the plural of peril
- What is the plural of peril?
- The plural of peril is perils.
- Is peril countable?
- Peril is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: peril (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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