Plural of quagmire
regular plural
The plural of quagmire is quagmires.
Forms of quagmire
| Singular | quagmire /ˈkwæɡ.maɪə(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | quagmires |
| Countable | countable |
Quagmires in a sentence
- The only way to know Shakespeare is through his works, and his works are textual quagmires.2021 November 24, Stephen Marche, “The Algorithm That Could Take Us Inside Shakespeare’s Mind”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from...
- Instinctively they turn basic assignments into quagmires and reject simple ideas until they’re buried in layers of abstraction.2011, Scott Berkun, Mindfire: Big Ideas for Curious Minds, BookBaby, pt. 26. From the entry complexifier
- Tracks and roads were at first rough and rutted, and quickly became quagmires in the rainy seasons before being surfaced first with "murram" gravel, later with tarmac.1991, Donald B. Freeman, A City of Farmers: Informal Urban Agriculture in the Open Spaces of Nairobi, Kenya, McGill-Queen's Press, →ISBN…. From the entry murram
Meaning of quagmire
- noun A swampy, soggy area of ground.
- noun A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.
- verb To embroil (a person, etc.) in complexity or difficulty.
Questions about the plural of quagmire
- What is the plural of quagmire?
- The plural of quagmire is quagmires.
- Is quagmire countable?
- Quagmire is a countable noun.
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