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tongue
noun
the
soft
,
movable
muscle
inside
the
mouth
that
helps
with
tasting
,
swallowing
,
and
speaking
•
The
cat
licked
milk
off
its
rough
tongue
.
The
cat
licked
milk
off
its
rough
tongue
.
•
Stick
out
your
tongue
and
say
“
ah
,”
instructed
the
doctor
.
Stick
out
your
tongue
and
say
“
ah
,”
instructed
the
doctor
.
Old
English
“
tunge
,”
from
Proto-Germanic
*tungō
,
related
to
Latin
“
lingua
.”
noun
a
language
;
the
words
and
grammar
used
by
the
people
of
a
particular
nation
or
community
•
Mandarin
is
her
mother
tongue
,
but
she
learned
English
at
school
.
Mandarin
is
her
mother
tongue
,
but
she
learned
English
at
school
.
•
The
ancient
manuscript
is
written
in
a
lost
tongue
.
The
ancient
manuscript
is
written
in
a
lost
tongue
.
Sense
of
“
language
”
appeared
in
Middle
English
,
expanding
from
the
physical
organ
to
speech
and
then
to
specific
languages
.
noun
the
style
or
tone
in
which
someone
speaks
•
He
has
a
sharp
tongue
when
he
is
angry
.
He
has
a
sharp
tongue
when
he
is
angry
.
•
With
a
silver
tongue
,
the
politician
charmed
the
audience
.
With
a
silver
tongue
,
the
politician
charmed
the
audience
.
Metaphorical
use
for
style
of
speech
dates
back
to
the
14th
century
.
noun
a
long
narrow
piece
of
material
or
metal
that
sticks
out
on
something
,
such
as
the
flap
under
shoelaces
or
the
pin
of
a
belt
buckle
•
He
straightened
the
tongue
of
his
shoe
before
tying
the
laces
.
He
straightened
the
tongue
of
his
shoe
before
tying
the
laces
.
•
The
belt
’
s
tongue
slid
easily
into
the
buckle
.
The
belt
’
s
tongue
slid
easily
into
the
buckle
.
Named
for
its
shape
,
first
recorded
for
footwear
in
the
16th
century
.
verb
-
tongue
,
tonguing
,
tongues
,
tongued
to
touch
or
move
over
something
with
the
tongue
•
The
snake
tongued
the
air
to
sense
its
surroundings
.
The
snake
tongued
the
air
to
sense
its
surroundings
.
•
She
tongued
the
reed
carefully
while
practicing
the
clarinet
.
She
tongued
the
reed
carefully
while
practicing
the
clarinet
.
Verb
use
arose
in
the
15th
century
from
the
noun
,
meaning
“
to
lick
as
with
a
tongue
.”
