to tongue
- verb
- /tʌŋ/
- "Nyet," he whispers as he tongues my ear.
He was getting sex toys out and trying to stimulate me with he was sticking his tongue in my mouth and trying to tongue kiss me.
- He was getting sex toys out and trying to stimulate me with he was sticking his tongue in my mouth and trying to tongue kiss me.
Examples
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The dog tongued the spilled ice cream off the floor, eager for a treat.
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She tongued smoke from her lips.
Fiction book (2002) -
All right, I'll tongue that thing right out of there.
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I tongued the sour film in my mouth.
Fiction book (1999) -
She carefully tongued the frosting on the cake, ensuring it was perfectly smooth.
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When tasting the soup, he tongued the spoon to check its seasoning before serving.
Idioms
- Informal
Stop yourself from saying something you want to say because it would be rude
Phrasal Verbs
- Specialized
Move the tongue quickly back and forth to play fast clear notes on a wind instrument
Compounds
- Informal
A small mistake you make while speaking, like saying the wrong name
- Specialized
A thin flat stick doctors press on the tongue to check the mouth and throat
- Specialized
A way of joining wooden boards by fitting an edge into a matching slot to make a flat strong surface
- Specialized
A temporary dark patch that appears on the tongue often after antibiotics
- Specialized
A fern with long flat pale green leaves that grows on trees or on the ground in warm places
- Indian
A tropical plant from Southeast Asia with large leaves, a dark red flower part, and edible underground stems
- Specialized
A decorative border with egg-shaped figures alternating with small pointed shapes
- Specialized
A harmless mouth problem where the tongue looks dark and furry because tiny bumps grow too long, often after antibiotics
A small garden plant with bright, soft, trumpet-shaped flowers often yellow or purple
- Specialized
A small flat sea fish with both eyes on the left side found on sandy bottoms
- Specialized
A small piece of skin under the tongue is too short from birth and stops the tongue moving well
- Specialized
A small wormlike parasite with hooks that lives inside the nose of animals like dogs or cows
- Specialized
An orchid with blue or purple flowers and a tongue-shaped part on the flower's lip
- Archaic
An old logging machine that lifts one end of a log with hanging tongs between its wheels
- Archaic
A historical logging machine that lifts one end of a log with hanging tongs between wheels to move it
- Archaic
Wheels with hanging metal hooks that lift one end of a log for pulling
- Specialized
A small North American spring flower with one yellow spotted blossom
How Thoroughly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tongue as a verb comes from the noun for the mouth part and simply means 'to lick' or touch with the tongue, so to 'tongue' something is to use your tongue on it.