Plural of sink
regular plural
The plural of sink is sinks.
Forms of sink
| Singular | sink /ˈsɪŋk/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | sinks /sɪŋks/ |
| Countable | usually uncountable |
Sinks in a sentence
- A stone sinks in water. The sun gradually sank in the west.
- I claim some dignity back by potting two of my balls before Tammy sinks the black.2008, Edward Keating, The Joy of Ex: A Novel
- Rainwater sinks through permeable rock to form an underground reservoir.From the entry permeable
- The master bath has two sinks.From the entry bath
- She had to keep stopping to spit gobbits of rising boak into sinks and old tea mugs.2020, Douglas Stewart, Shuggie Bain. From the entry boak
Meaning of sink
- verb To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.
- verb To (directly or indirectly) cause a vessel to sink, generally by making it no longer watertight.
- verb To push (something) into something.
Questions about the plural of sink
- What is the plural of sink?
- The plural of sink is sinks.
- Is sink countable?
- Sink is usually an uncountable noun; its plural is used for kinds or examples of it.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sink (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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