Plural of shred

regular plural

The plural of shred is shreds.

Forms of shred

A deafening, massive blast blew the wagon to shreds, the 44 high-explosive bombs exploding like simultaneous hits from the aircraft they should have been dropped from.2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The Heroes of Soham …”, in Rail, number 948, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Bauer Media, →ISSN, →OCLC...
Crumple it up, light it on fire, or tear that mothereffer to shreds!2016, Holly Porter Johnson, Greg Johnson, Zero Down Your Debt: Reclaim Your Income and Build a Life You'll Love, Coral Gables, F.L.: Mango…. From the entry mothereffer
Raw hatred beat down, tearing through the last shreds of her frantic prayers.2009, John B. Olson, Powers. From the entry pridesome
The storm-centre of a combined newspaper attack lasting for months, Daylight's character had been torn to shreds.1910 October, Jack London, chapter VIII, in Burning Daylight, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC, part II, pages 181–182. From the entry iniquitous
It fell in a flutter of dusty shreds and moths.2018, The Lesley Glaister Collection, Open Road Media. From the entry flutter

noun A fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount.
noun A long, narrow piece (especially of fabric) cut or torn off; a strip; specifically, a piece of cloth or clothing.
noun A thin strand or wisp, as of a cloud, mist, etc.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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