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tongue
[ tuhng ]
/ tʌŋ /
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noun
verb (used with object), tongued, tongu·ing.
verb (used without object), tongued, tongu·ing.
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Idioms about tongue
Origin of tongue
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
OTHER WORDS FROM tongue
tongueless, adjectivetonguelike, adjectiveouttongue, verb (used with object), out·tongued, out·tongu·ing.un·tongued, adjectiveWords nearby tongue
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British Dictionary definitions for tongue
tongue
/ (tʌŋ) /
noun
verb tongues, tonguing or tongued
Derived forms of tongue
tongueless, adjectivetonguelike, adjectiveWord Origin for tongue
Old English tunge; related to Old Saxon, Old Norse tunga, Old High German zunga, Latin lingua
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Scientific definitions for tongue
tongue
[ tŭng ]
A muscular organ in most vertebrates that is usually attached to the bottom of the mouth. In snakes, the tongue is used as a sense organ. In frogs, the tongue is chiefly used to capture prey. In mammals, the tongue is the main organ of taste and is an important organ of digestion. In humans, the tongue is used to produce speech.
A similar organ in certain invertebrate animals.
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