quills

Definition of quillsnext
present tense third-person singular of quill

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Verb
  • Any trip to the dark night skies of our Southern California deserts reveals a vista full of wonder and mystery — riddles that astrophysicists like myself spend our days unraveling.
    Steven R. Furlanetto, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • One man repeatedly punches a man lying on the ground while another man appears to hold his feet.
    Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • All three appear to assessing damage and talking before Riley punches a rear quarter window on Barber's vehicle, the complaint said.
    Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Quills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quills. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.

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