Plural of tumbleweed

Forms of tumbleweed

Tumbleweeds in a sentence

• In Lubbock, where Sarah lived, there weren't any trees, just tumbleweeds and scrabbly old mesquite bushes.2013, Tracy Daugherty, Late in the Standoff: Stories and a Novella, →ISBN. From the entry scrabbly
• Rodgers' pregame press conference was rammed, whilst Pellegrini's was attended by one man and his dog as tumbleweeds drifted by.2015, Neil Collins, Red Mist: A Fan's View of the 2014/15 Season, →ISBN, page 24. From the entry one man and his dog
• “Sure as the Lord made tumbleweeds in Kansas, we — your Sherlock Holmesque readers — are closing in on the elusive Joe Don Looney,” the Morrisseys wrote.1976 October 29, Dave Kindred, “The continuing Looney saga: Has our hero found peace?”, in The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ken., page C…. From the entry Sherlock Holmesque

Meaning of tumbleweed

1. noun Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots once dry, forming a light, rolling mass which is driven by the wind from place to place; as Russian thistle, wild indigo, witch grass, Amaranthus albus, etc.
2. noun Describing unwanted silence and inactivity. Often used of a situation when one makes a statement that is ignored or ill-received by one's audience, as the resultant silence is likened to that of a desolate desert with rolling tumbleweeds.
3. noun A tan colour, like that of a tumbleweed.

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Questions about the plural of tumbleweed

What is the plural of tumbleweed?

The plural of tumbleweed is tumbleweeds.

Is tumbleweed countable?

Tumbleweed is a countable and uncountable noun.