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Definition of tongue verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tongue

verb
 
/tʌŋ/
 
/tʌŋ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they tongue
 
/tʌŋ/
 
/tʌŋ/
he / she / it tongues
 
/tʌŋz/
 
/tʌŋz/
past simple tongued
 
/tʌŋd/
 
/tʌŋd/
past participle tongued
 
/tʌŋd/
 
/tʌŋd/
-ing form tonguing
 
/ˈtʌŋɪŋ/
 
/ˈtʌŋɪŋ/
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  1. tongue something to stop the flow of air into a wind instrument with your tongue in order to make a note
  2. tongue something to lick something with your tongue
  3. Word OriginOld English tunge, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tong, German Zunge, and Latin lingua.
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