tongue
Definition
- n. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
- n. any long thin projection that is transient
- n. a manner of speaking
- n. the tongue of certain animals used as meat
Word forms
- Present participle
- tonguing
- Past tense
- tongued
- Third person singular
- tongues
- Past participle
- tongued
Example sentences
n.
She spoke so quickly that I could barely understand her tongue.
vt.
The cat licked its paw with its tongue.
vi.
He learned to tongue the notes on his clarinet to make it sound better.