tongue — the 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/
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
🎵Rhyme
lungrunghungsung
lung
rung
hung
sung
🔗Collocations
mother tongue
tongue twister
bite your tongue
sharp tongue
slip of the tongue
tongue in cheek
hold your tongue
📝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”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
languagespeechdialectvernacular
Antonyms
silencemuteness
Related
mouthtastespeaklickpronunciation
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