tongue
noun
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.
tongues
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pluralof tongue.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof tongue (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
tonguenounthe usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
Example Sentences
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When the bees in the detector sniff TNT, they stick out their tiny tongues, triggering an alarm and alerting their handlers to the presence of danger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Wakefield's stunning semi-final win over Wigan set tongues wagging across rugby league and beyond, particularly given the nature of the demolition job delivered by Daryl Powell's side to the treble-chasers.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
"Petermann Glacier has long been one of Greenland's largest remaining ice tongues," says Garbo.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
As a finicky eater who happens to be queer, Black and disabled, I wouldn’t touch durian, duck tongues or most of the basket items on the Food Network TV show, “Chopped.”
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
But he could smell unfamiliar spices on the air, and hear men and women speaking to each other in a hundred tongues, and he gawked and gazed unashamedly.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
