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The correct spelling is tongues.
How to pronounce tongues
noun
IPA: /tʌŋz/
Say it like: Ton-gue-s
The correct spelling is tongues. 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… For example: "cold tongue with mustard"
Usage Examples
“cold tongue with mustard”
“He was speaking in his native tongue.”
“Playing wind instruments involves tonguing on the reed or mouthpiece.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.This organ, as taken from animals used for food (especially cows).−
- 3.(metonym) A language.
- 4.Speakers of a language, collectively.
- 5.Voice (the distinctive sound of a person's speech); accent (distinctive manner of pronouncing a language).
verb
- 1.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).
- 2.To manipulate with the tongue, as in kissing or oral sex.
- 3.To protrude in relatively long, narrow sections.
- 4.To join by means of a tongue and groove.
- 5.To talk; to prate.
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