tongue Définition - Anglais Dictionnaire | tongue Explications et Prononciations

The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.

Any similar organ, such as the lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk; the proboscis of a moth or butterfly; or the lingua of an insect.

OBS Discourse; fluency of speech or expression.

(religion, often in the plural) Glossolalia.

In a shoe, the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot, so called because it resembles a tongue in the mouth.

Any large or long physical protrusion on an automotive or machine part or any other part that fits into a long groove on another part.

The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked.

(figuratively) An individual point of flame from a fire.

A small sole (type of fish).

(nautical) A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also, the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces.

(music) A reed.

(music, transitive) VI On a wind instrument, to articulate a note by starting the air with a tap of the tongue, as though by speaking a 'd' or 't' sound (alveolar plosive).
1. Playing wind instruments involves tonguing on the reed or mouthpiece.

SLA To manipulate with the tongue, as in kissing or oral sex.

To join by means of a tongue and groove.

VI OBS To talk; to prate.

VT OBS To speak; to utter.

VT OBS To chide; to scold.

Plus d'exemples

Utilisé au milieu de la phrase
- Let thy tongue tang arguments of state. — Shakespeare.
- The tendency of the nervous horse to loll his tongue can often be cured by the use of the "tongue-lolling bit."
- They wondred all, and marveylled sayinge amonge themselves: Loke, are not all these which speake off galile? And howe heare we every man his awne tongue wherein we were boren?
Utilisé dans la fin de la phrase
- Though we wipe away with never so much care the dirt thrown at us, there will be left some sulliage behind. — Gov. of Tongue.
- I don't like his political ideas, but I will hold my tongue.

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