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tongue
US /tʌŋ/
・UK /tʌŋ/
A2
n.NounLong, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
Pull back the tongue of the shoe when you put on your shoes
n.NounMeat from the mouth of an animal, cooked as food
Her favorite food is animal tongue
n.NounA language
My native tongue is English, but I am learning Korean
n.NounMovable fleshy thing in your mouth, for tasting
My tongue tells me when I am eating something sweet
v.t.Transitive VerbTo using your mouth to produce musical notes
If you tongue the notes they will be easier to hear
n.NounAct of scolding someone
The teacher gave him a piece of his tongue for behaving badly
v.t.Transitive VerbTo use your mouth to touch something
You need to tongue the trumpet differently
n.NounA specific manner of speaking
I don’t really like your tongue today, would you speak more kindly please?
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Smoking is Awesome
- As you inhale, billions of particles interact with everything they pass through, getting stuck on your throat, tongue and trachea.
As you inhale, billions of particles interact with everything they pass through, getting stuck on your throat, tongue and trachea.
Changes to make now for a longer and healthier life
- Yeah, I mean, I sort of say that to be a bit tongue-in-cheek, of course.
Yeah, I mean, I sort of say that to be a bit tongue-in-cheek, of course.
- TONGUE AND CHEEK, OF COURSE.
TONGUE AND CHEEK, OF COURSE.
8 Odd Dog Behaviors That Have Hidden Meanings
- And when they eat them, their tongue will run against the roof of their mouth,
And when they eat them, their tongue will run against the roof of their mouth,
- their tongue will run against the roof of their mouth,
their tongue will run against the roof of their mouth,
12 Brands YOU pronounce INCORRECTLY
- Ooh, that one's a tongue twister.
Ooh, that one's a tongue twister.
- That one's a tongue twister.
That one's a tongue twister.
I Designed the Most Famous Tongue In History
- Sticking your tongue out is the ultimate sign of Rock and Roll.
Sticking your tongue out is the ultimate sign of Rock and Roll.
- Meet John Pasche. He designed the most famous tongue in history
Meet John Pasche. He designed the most famous tongue in history
Animal Adaptations
- for eating leaves from the tall treetops. A giraffes tongue is long and tough which
for eating leaves from the tall treetops. A giraffes tongue is long and tough which
- A giraffe's tongue is long and tough, which protects it against thorns when feeding.
A giraffe's tongue is long and tough, which protects it against thorns when feeding.
6 ways to STOP translating in your head & THINK in another language! | #spon
- your mother tongue?
your mother tongue?
- because you had no mother tongue.
because you had no mother tongue.
What causes cavities? | #aumsum
- Our mouth contains billions of bacteria which live on our teeth, tongue, etc.
Our mouth contains billions of bacteria which live on our teeth, tongue, etc.
- Our mouth contains billions of bacteria which live on our teeth, tongue, etc.
Our mouth contains billions of bacteria which live on our teeth, tongue, etc.
How to Overcome Shyness
- They are tongue-tied around those who seem most unlike them on the basis of a range of surface markers: of age, class, tastes, habits, beliefs, backgrounds or religions.
They are tongue-tied around those who seem most unlike them on the basis of a range of surface markers: of age, class, tastes, habits, beliefs, backgrounds or religions.
- an insight that the tongue-tied guest at the party
an insight that the tongue-tied guest at the party
5 Secrets of American English Pronunciation: Advanced Pronunciation Lesson
- My tongue is at the top of my mouth trying to make that T shape,
My tongue is at the top of my mouth trying to make that T shape,