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Plural of trifle

regular plural

The plural of trifle is trifles.

Forms of trifle

Singulartrifle /ˈtɹaɪfəl/
Pluraltrifles /ˈtɹaɪ̯fl̩z/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Trifles in a sentence

  • It is interesting to watch the surface joviality on screen while racism is layered between courses like soggy trifles.2020 May 27, Kieran Yates, “Fifteen years of TV dinners: why Come Dine With Me has endured”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  • Marlowe," she told him quietly, "makes a big thing out of trifles.1953, Raymond Chandler, chapter 42, in The Long Good-bye, London: Hamish Hamilton, →OCLC; republished as The Long Goodbye, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry make a big thing out of
  • "Here are my family heirlooms—a few decent pearls, my grandfather's collection of camei and other trifles—but who—?"1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados. From the entry camei
  • She wondered why he, who did not usually trouble over trifles, made such a mountain of this molehill.1913, D. H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, London: Heinemann, Part 2, Chapter 7, p. 181. From the entry make a mountain out of a molehill
  • We were all dead beat, but Terry said I had better make three tray apple pies, two lemon meringues and 40 trifles.2008, Geraldine Murfin-Shaw, Sweet Chef, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 123. From the entry lemon meringue

Meaning of trifle

  1. noun An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
  2. noun Anything that is of little importance or worth.
  3. noun An insignificant amount of money.

Full definition of trifle

Questions about the plural of trifle

What is the plural of trifle?
The plural of trifle is trifles.
Is trifle countable?
Trifle is a countable and uncountable noun.

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