Plural of stinger
regular plural
The plural of stinger is stingers.
Forms of stinger
| Singular | stinger /ˈstɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | stingers |
| Countable | countable |
Stingers in a sentence
- Nettlers are passive stingers.They include stinging plants, some are appropriately called nettles, jellyfish and some caterpillars.1992, F. Tom Turpin, The Insect Appreciation Digest, page 70. From the entry nettler
- Sume cubozoans have truly brutal venom in their stingers, strong enough to have killed large numbers of humans.2016, Peter Godfrey-Smith, Other Minds, William Collins, published 2018, page 35. From the entry cubozoan
Meaning of stinger
- noun A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
- noun Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack.
- noun Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically.
Questions about the plural of stinger
- What is the plural of stinger?
- The plural of stinger is stingers.
- Is stinger countable?
- Stinger is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: stinger (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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