Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bahyt yoo r, yawr, yohr tuhng]
- /baɪt yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr tʌŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bahyt yoo r, yawr, yohr tuhng]
- /baɪt yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr tʌŋ/
Definitions of bite your tongue words
- noun bite your tongue either of the two fleshy parts or folds forming the margins of the mouth and functioning in speech. 1
- noun bite your tongue Usually, lips. these parts as organs of speech: I heard it from his own lips. 1
- noun bite your tongue a projecting edge on a container or other hollow object: the lip of a pitcher. 1
- noun bite your tongue a liplike part or structure, especially of anatomy. 1
- noun bite your tongue any edge or rim. 1
- noun bite your tongue the edge of an opening or cavity, as of a canyon or a wound: the lip of the crater. 1
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Origin of bite your tongue
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English lip(pe), Old English lippa; cognate with Dutch lip, German Lippe; akin to Norwegian lepe, Latin labium
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Parts of speech for Bite your tongue
noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bite your tongue popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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