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Plural of weasel

regular plural

The plural of weasel is weasels.

Forms of weasel

Singularweasel /ˈwiːz(ə)l/
Pluralweasels
Countablecountable

Weasels in a sentence

  • As I said I do not post binaries I look for weasels just like you to stomp.2001 August 21, Curbstomp, “More proof Pedophile idiocy”, in alt.fan.air (Usenet). From the entry stompable
  • Modern carnivores appeared as well, diverging into the feliforms (cats, hyaenas, and mongooses) and caniforms (dogs, bears, raccoons, weasels, and seals).1997, Peter D. Ward, The Call of Distant Mammoths: Why the Ice Age Mammals Disappeared, page 73. From the entry caniform
  • Man done been had 'im hired fer ter take keer er his truck patch, an' keep out de minks, de mush-rats an' de weasels.1903, Joel Chandler Harris, chapter 11, in "Brother Rabbit's Cradle", New Stories of the Old Plantation. From the entry truck
  • European stoats were long ago introduced to New Zealand (along with ferrets and weasels!) in the mistaken belief that they would control the burgeoning populations of introduced rabbits.2005, T. C. R. White, Why Does the World Stay Green?: Nutrition and Survival of Plant-eaters, page 91. From the entry stoat
  • One would like to know if Hickwalls were rare at Bodicote and weasels at Shenington, or if in fact they were not considered to be vermin in these parishes.1975, Banbury Historical Society, Cake & Cockhorse, volume 6, page 126. From the entry hickwall

Meaning of weasel

  1. noun Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genera Mustela, Neogale, Poecilogale, and Lyncodon, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly.
  2. noun A least weasel (Mustela nivalis).
  3. noun Any of certain other species of the family Mustelidae.

Full definition of weasel

Questions about the plural of weasel

What is the plural of weasel?
The plural of weasel is weasels.
Is weasel countable?
Weasel is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: weasel (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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