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tonguethe soft movable part in the mouth used for tasting, speaking, and swallowing

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the soft movable part in the mouth used for tasting, speaking, and swallowing

Pronunciation (IPA): /tʌŋ/

Korean meaning:

Korean pronunciation: **텅**

Example Sentences

  • The cat's rough tongue felt like sandpaper when it licked my hand
  • My tongue got tied when I tried to say 'red leather, yellow leather' five times fast
  • She speaks three languages fluently - what a gifted tongue!

tongue

NOUN

//tʌŋ//

the soft movable part in the mouth used for tasting, speaking, and swallowing

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/tʌŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/tʌŋ/

🌳Etymology

Roottongue

Origin

고대 영어 'tunge'에서 유래되었으며, 게르만어족 공통 조상에서 나온 말입니다. 인도유럽어 공통조상 '*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s'와 관련이 있어 라틴어 'lingua'와 어원이 같습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

lungrunghungsung
lung
rung
hung
sung

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📝Examples

The cat's rough tongue felt like sandpaper when it licked my hand

😄 Fun example

My tongue got tied when I tried to say 'red leather, yellow leather' five times fast

She speaks three languages fluently - what a gifted tongue!

😄 Fun example

I should have held my tongue instead of telling him his haircut looked like a pineapple

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

languagespeechdialectvernacular

Antonyms

silencemuteness

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