tongue synonyms

tongue

n.

  1. The movable muscle in the mouth

    organ of taste, organ of speech, lingua, lingula, blabber*, clacker*, lapper*; see also muscle, organ 2.

    Parts of the tongue used in speech are: tip, apex, front, center, back.

  2. Speech

    speech, utterance, discourse; see language 1.

  3. Something resembling a tongue, sense 1

    shoe tongue, wagon pole, neap, bell clapper, peninsula, movable pin.

find one's tongue

recover one's ability to talk, speak up, begin talking; see talk 1.

hold one's tongue

refrain from speaking, hold back, keep silent; see restrain 1.

on the tip of one's tongue

forgotten, not quite remembered, not readily recalled; see forgotten.

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