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skunks

SaySKUNGKS/skʌŋks/

2 meanings of skunks

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  1. 1
    nounUS
    Plural of skunk. Use this when talking about more than one of the animal.

    Two skunks waddled across the road just after dusk.

    The skunks dug up grubs in the backyard last night.

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  2. 2
    verbUS
    Third-person singular simple present of skunk. Use it with he, she, it, or a singular noun. It means beating someone badly.

    He skunks everyone at checkers when he really concentrates.

    My grandma skunks us at cards almost every holiday.

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skunks is a form of skunk

skunk, noun: A small black-and-white animal that sprays a strong, bad smell to protect itself. Full entry

Forms
skunkskunks plural
Spelling
skunk → skunks: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /s/.

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