See Also: tongue(2)(dictionary)
tongue-tie(medicine)
tip of tongue(medicine)
Tongue(health)
dog's-tongue(medicine)
tongue(1)(dictionary)
tongue(encyclopedia)
Tongue(medicine)
root of tongue(medicine)
tongue flap(medicine)

tongue(2) (iou)



tongue verb. LME.
[from the noun.]
verb trans. Assail with words; reproach, scold; gossip about (a person), slander. Now chiefly dial. LME.
verb intrans. & trans. (with it). Use the tongue, speak, talk, esp. volubly; (of a hound) give tongue. E17.
verb trans. Utter, say; pronounce, articulate with the tongue. E17.
Shakespeare Cymbeline 'Tis still a dream, or else such stuff as madmen Tongue. O. W. Holmes The Colonel raged..and tongued a few anathemas.
verb trans. Provide with the power of speech; give utterance to. poet. E17.
verb trans. Touch or move with the tongue; lick (up). L17.
R. Coover She tongued a wad of sweet roll out of one of the gaps in her teeth.
b. verb trans. & intrans. Kiss with the tongue; give a French kiss. Also = FRENCH verb 5. slang. E20.
verb trans. Cut a tongue into (a piece of wood etc.); provide with a tongue-like projection. M18.
verb trans. Join or fit together by means of a tongue and groove or tongue and socket. E19.
verb intrans. Project as a protruding tongue; throw out tongues (of flame). E19.
Music.
a. verb trans. Articulate or rapidly repeat (a note on a wind instrument) by interrupting the airflow briefly with the tongue. M20.
double tonguing: see DOUBLE adjective & adverb. flutter-tongue: see FLUTTER noun. slap-tongue: see SLAP verb1. triple tonguing: see TRIPLE adjective & adverb.
b. verb intrans. Articulate notes on a wind instrument with the tongue. L20.
Early Music Instead of tonguing, articulate the music by playing bagpipe-type grace notes.