Plural of surge
regular plural
The plural of surge is surges.
Forms of surge
| Singular | surge /sɝd͡ʒ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | surges |
| Countable | countable |
Surges in a sentence
- When the diesel was being worked full out, the ammeter normally showed about 1,500-1,600 amps, with occasional surges of current at starting or up the steepest gradients to 1,700 or even 1,800 amps.1959 March, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 132
- A ship surges forwards, sways sideways and heaves up.
- The victor is led up to the balei and the crowd surges up to hear the result.From the entry balei
- The Potomac surges against the banks, flush with this morning’s rain.2023, R. F. Kuang, Yellowface, The Borough Press, page 298. From the entry Potomac
- It moved in surges, like a roller coaster on a series of drops and high-banked turns.2012, John Branch, “Snow fall: The avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN…. From the entry drop
Meaning of surge
- noun A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
- noun The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's forward/backward oscillation.
- noun A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current.
Questions about the plural of surge
- What is the plural of surge?
- The plural of surge is surges.
- Is surge countable?
- Surge is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: surge (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.
Last updated:
Cite this page: “Plural of surge.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/plural/surge. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.