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How to Pronounce tongue?

Correct pronunciation for the word "tongue" is [tˈʌŋ], [tˈʌŋ], [t_ˈʌ_ŋ].

Definition of tongue

  1. To talk; to prate; to use the tongue in modifying sounds. To hold the tongue, to be silent.
  2. The organ of taste in animals, and more especially of speech in man; speech; power of utterance; fluency of speech; mode of speaking a language; word or words; a people or nation; a point, as of a buckle; a projecting point of land; the taper part of anything.
  3. To chide; to scold; to modify, as sound of a flute, with the tongue.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

What are similar-sounding words for tongue?

What is the present tense of Tongue?

  • The personal forms of the verb "tongue" in present tense are:

  • 1. I tongue

  • 2. You tongue

  • 3. He tongues

  • 4. She tongues

  • 5. It tongues

  • 6. We tongue

  • 7. You tongue

  • 8. They tongue
  • What is the past tense of Tongue?

  • The personal forms of the verb "tongue" in the past tense are:

  • 1st person singular: tongued

  • Example: I tongued the roof of my mouth.

  • 2nd person singular: tongued

  • Example: You tongued the candy before swallowing it.

  • 3rd person singular: tongued

  • Example: He tongued his lips in anticipation.

  • 1st person plural: tongued

  • Example: We tongued our food slowly.

  • 2nd person plural: tongued

  • Example:
  • What is the adjective for tongue?

    The adjective form of the word "tongue" is "lingual".

    Usage over time for tongue:

    This graph shows how "tongue" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.

    What is the plural form of tongue?

    The plural of the "tongue" can be the "tongues".

    What is the singular form of tongue?

    The singular of the "tongue" can be the "tongue".

    Synonyms for Tongue:

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