Plural of quip
regular plural
The plural of quip is quips.
Forms of quip
| Singular | quip /kwɪp/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | quips |
| Countable | countable |
Quips in a sentence
- Nobody could ever be bothered to imagine the Sand Snakes beyond personalized weaponry and fake-aggressive quips, none of which were very convincing, and now they don’t even register as dead weight.2017 July 23, Brandon Nowalk, “The great game begins with a bang on Game Of Thrones (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club
- In an eerily prescient bit, Kent Brockman laughingly quips that if seventy degree weather in the winter is the Gashouse Effect in action, he doesn’t mind one bit.2012 June 3, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”, in AV Club
- His quips at the party aimed to put the CEO in his place.From the entry put someone in their place
- His frequent quips mark him as particularly witty.From the entry witty
- The short entries range from campy, insidery quips to trenchant cultural observations.2007 February 25, Claudia La Rocco, “Astute or Campy, the Showdown Must Blog On”, in New York Times. From the entry insidery
Meaning of quip
- noun A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.
- verb To make a quip.
- verb To taunt; to mock with quips.
Questions about the plural of quip
- What is the plural of quip?
- The plural of quip is quips.
- Is quip countable?
- Quip is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: quip (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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