tongue
22 ENTRIES FOUND:
- tongue (noun)
- tongue (verb)
- tongue–and–groove (adjective)
- tongued (adjective)
- tongue–lashing (noun)
- tongue–tied (adjective)
- tongue depressor (noun)
- tongue in cheek (adverb)
- tongue twister (noun)
- mother tongue (noun)
- sharp–tongued (adjective)
- silver–tongued (adjective)
- bite (verb)
- cat (noun)
- forked (adjective)
- hold (verb)
- loosen (verb)
- roll (verb)
- slip (noun)
- tip (noun)
- trip (verb)
- wag (verb)
plural
tongues
plural
tongues
Britannica Dictionary definition of TONGUE
1
a
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the soft, movable part in the mouth that is used for tasting and eating food and in human beings for speaking
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see picture at mouth
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The cow ran its tongue over its lips.
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The taste of the spice was still on her tongue.
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The little girl stuck her tongue out at me.
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My mom shook her head and clicked her tongue [=made a noise with her tongue] in disapproval.
b
[count, noncount]
:
the tongue of an animal (such as an ox or sheep) that is eaten as food
2
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language
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see also mother tongue
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He spoke in a foreign tongue.
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English is my native tongue.
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They speak the same tongue.
3
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a particular way or quality of speaking
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see also tongued
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His sharp/quick tongue is going to get him into trouble someday.
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Although she was angry, she kept a civil tongue. [=she was polite]
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Watch your tongue, young man! [=don't say rude or offensive things]
4
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:
something that is shaped like a tongue
— + of
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tongues of fire/flame
5
6
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a long, raised part at the end of a board that extends out and fits into a long cut (called a groove) in another board
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see also tongue-and-groove
a slip of the tongue
bite your tongue
Cat got your tongue?
get your tongue around
informal
◊ If you cannot get your tongue around a word or phrase, you have difficulty saying it.
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I can't get my tongue around his last name.
hold your tongue
loosen someone's tongue
on the tip of your tongue
roll/trip off the tongue
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to be easy to say or pronounce
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The name just rolls off the tongue.
speak in tongues
◊ Someone who is speaking in tongues is saying strange words that no one can understand, especially as part of a religious experience.
speak/talk with (a) forked tongue
tongues (are) wagging
◊ If something sets/gets tongues wagging or if tongues are wagging, people are talking a lot about something.
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The news of their engagement set tongues wagging. = Tongues were wagging over their engagement.
with (your) tongue in (your) cheek
2
tongue
/ˈtʌŋ/
verb
tongues;
tongued;
tonguing
2
tongue
/ˈtʌŋ/
verb
tongues;
tongued;
tonguing
Britannica Dictionary definition of TONGUE
1
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to produce separate notes when you are blowing air through a musical instrument (such as a trumpet) by using your tongue to briefly stop the flow of air
[+ object]
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learning how to tongue notes on the clarinet
[no object]
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notes produced by tonguing
2
[+ object]
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to touch or lick something with your tongue
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tongue a cigarette
