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Tongue meaning

What does “tongue” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“tongue” is a noun and verb with 10 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity.

tongue

noun

  1. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

    Synonymslinguaglossaclapper

  2. a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language

    Synonymsnatural language

  3. any long thin projection that is transient

    “tongues of flame licked at the walls”

    “rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark”

    Synonymsknife

  4. a manner of speaking

    “he spoke with a thick tongue”

    “she has a glib tongue”

  5. a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea

    Synonymsspit

  6. the tongue of certain animals used as meat

  7. the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot

  8. metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side

    Synonymsclapper

verb

  1. articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

  2. lick or explore with the tongue

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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