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Plural of tarnish

regular plural

The plural of tarnish is tarnishes.

Forms of tarnish

Singulartarnish /ˈtɑːnɪʃ/
Pluraltarnishes
Countableusually uncountable

Tarnishes in a sentence

  • The greed that many players show tarnishes the game.1991 April 7, “Players' Greed Tarnishes Game”, in The New York Times
  • This infamous deed tarnishes all involved.From the entry infamous

Meaning of tarnish

  1. noun Oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air.
  2. verb To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.
  3. verb To compromise, damage, soil, or sully.

Full definition of tarnish

Questions about the plural of tarnish

What is the plural of tarnish?
The plural of tarnish is tarnishes.
Is tarnish countable?
Tarnish is usually an uncountable noun; its plural is used for kinds or examples of it.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tarnish (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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