Plural of stab
regular plural
The plural of stab is stabs.
Forms of stab
| Singular | stab /stæb/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | stabs |
| Countable | countable |
Stabs in a sentence
- Turkey: a politics of memory that makes continuous stabs at the Armenification or Kurdification of all violence.2017, Murat Akan, The Politics of Secularism: Religion, Diversity, and Institutional Change in France and Turkey, Columbia University…. From the entry Armenification
- Beth stabs her fork into a mound of syrupy waffles.2008, Siobhan Vivian, A Little Friendly Advice, New York, N.Y.: PUSH/Scholastic Inc., →ISBN, page 209. From the entry syrupy
- Scent of pittosporum and other blossoming plants stabs the air.1987, Helen Garner, How to End a Story: Collected Diaries 1978–1998, Text Publishing, published 2025, page 300. From the entry pittosporum
- Rather than the dramedic goo of so much streaming content, Succession holds open the gap between its hilarious jousts and its terrific stabs.2024, Anna Kornbluh, Immediacy, or The Style of Too Late Capitalism. From the entry dramedic
- Either way, the track’s a mellow belter, or a melter, or a bellow: jittery, propulsive percussion slide-steps over fluttery layered vocal stabs and catacombic bass.2015 August 7, Phil Harrison, “ReviewAnything: a dog, the Tube Strike and more, rated and slated”, in The Guardian. From the entry catacombic
Meaning of stab
- noun An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object to hurt or kill someone.
- noun A wound made by stabbing.
- noun Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.
Questions about the plural of stab
- What is the plural of stab?
- The plural of stab is stabs.
- Is stab countable?
- Stab is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: stab (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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