crushes
The plural of "crush" is crushes.
Nouns that end in s, x, z, ch or sh add -es to make the plural, so crush becomes crushes.
Meaning: a strong, short-lived feeling of love for someone (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with crushes: the crushes are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: crushes'.
How do you pronounce it?
crush is pronounced /kɹʌʃ/. The plural ending sounds like /ɪz/, so the plural has one more syllable than the singular.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. crushes means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
Did you know?
- The e in -es makes the plural easier to say after a hissing sound. It adds a syllable: box has one syllable and boxes has two.
Examples in context
- Teenagers often have crushes on movie stars.Singular: Teenagers often have a crush on movie stars.
- She told me about her crushes.Singular: She told me about her crush.
