winds
The plural of "wind" is winds.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and wind follows this rule.
Meaning: moving air (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with winds: the winds are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: winds'.
How do you pronounce it?
wind is pronounced /ˈwɪnd/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. winds means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
Did you know?
- The -s plural goes back to the Old English ending -as, which belonged to only one group of nouns, as in stānas, "stones". By the end of the Middle Ages it had spread to almost every noun.
Examples in context
- Strong winds are expected tonight.Singular: A strong wind is expected tonight.
- The winds changed direction.Singular: The wind changed direction.
