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tongue: I. noun II. transitive verb
ˈmoth·er tongue: noun
ˈtongue-tied: adjective and adverb
ˈtongue twist·er: noun

I . tongue [tʌŋ] N

1. tongue (mouth part):

jezik m

have you lost your tongue?

si brez jezika?

to bite one's tongue

ugrizniti se v jezik

2. tongue (tongue-shaped object):

tongue of land

tongue of land

rt

3. tongue (language):

jezik m

mother tongue

4. tongue no pl (expressive style):

način m izražanja

to have a sharp tongue

imeti oster jezik

to say sth tongue in cheek

to set tongues wagging

zbuditi opravljive jezike

II . tongue [tʌŋ] VB trans MUS

povzročati [perf povzročiti vibriranje]

ˈmoth·er tongue N

mother tongue

materni jezik f

mother tongue

materinščina f

ˈtongue-tied ADJ

tongue-tied

tongue-tied

to be/get tongue-tied with surprise

ne spraviti besede iz sebe od presenečenja

ˈtongue twist·er N

tongue twister

lomilec m jezika

tongue twister

težko izgovorljiva beseda [or fraza] f

Usage examples with tongues

to set tongues wagging

zbuditi opravljive jezike

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The entire book is rife with slightly humorous stories of leg-lengthening services and long nights of wailing in tongues. en.wikipedia.org

They have medium-length thin down-curved bills and brush-tipped tubular tongues, both adaptations for nectar feeding. en.wikipedia.org

The final interview is of an old woman who shakes and sometimes convulses on camera while going in and out of speaking in tongues. en.wikipedia.org

While in these trances he would blaspheme and speak in tongues. www.irishcentral.com

The aardvark and the ant eater use long tongues to prey upon termite and ant nests. en.wikipedia.org

With a fine variety of spoken tongues, numbering over 300, it is somewhat easy to discern the beauty in the diversity of its peoples. en.wikipedia.org

We cast nets for new bats and release the previous night's catches after they lap up sugar water from our eye droppers with their long, pink tongues. voices.nationalgeographic.com

Small glaciers or tongues of perpetual ice descend from the depressions between the ridges into the valleys. en.wikipedia.org

He can master most languages that he comes in contact with, including their various dialects, colloquialisms, and sub-tongues. en.wikipedia.org

They then lap up the insects with their sticky tongues. en.wikipedia.org

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