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- [tuhng]
- /tʌŋ/
- /tʌŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tuhng]
- /tʌŋ/
Definitions of tongue word
- noun tongue Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking. 1
- noun tongue Zoology. an analogous organ in invertebrate animals. 1
- noun tongue the tongue of an animal, as an ox, beef, or sheep, used for food, often prepared by smoking or pickling. 1
- noun tongue the human tongue as the organ of speech: No tongue must ever tell the secret. 1
- noun tongue the faculty or power of speech: a sight no tongue can describe. 1
- noun tongue speech or talk, especially mere glib or empty talk. 1
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Origin of tongue
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English tunge, Old English; cognate with Dutch tong, German Zunge, Old Norse tunga, Gothic tuggo; akin to Latin lingua (OL dingua); (v.) Middle English tungen to scold, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Tongue
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tongue popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".
tongue usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tongue
noun tongue
- brogue — If someone has a brogue, they speak English with a strong accent, especially Irish or Scots.
- cape — A cape is a large piece of land that sticks out into the sea from the coast.
- chersonese — (capital when part of a name)
- chitlins — chitterlings
- chitterlings — the intestines of a pig or other animal prepared as a dish
verb tongue
- lick — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
- yack — to talk, especially uninterruptedly and idly; gab; chatter: They've been yakking on the phone for over an hour.
- yacking — to talk, especially uninterruptedly and idly; gab; chatter: They've been yakking on the phone for over an hour.
Antonyms for tongue
noun tongue
- listening — to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
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