tongue

/tʌŋ/

nountongue

Think: toNGue has “NG” in the middle—like the sound /ŋ/ in “sing”—and the “ue” stays quiet at the end.

Yes, it's tongue. The tricky part is the silent ending: it’s spelled tong + ue, but you only say /tʌŋ/.

Definitions

  1. nounThe soft, movable part inside the mouth used for tasting, swallowing, and speaking.
  2. nounA language spoken by a group of people (often used in phrases like “mother tongue”).
  3. nounThe long, narrow piece on some shoes, bells, or tools that sticks out or fits into a groove.

Examples

  • “He burned his tongue on the hot soup.”
  • “Spanish was her mother tongue, but she also spoke English fluently.”
  • “The tongue of his sneaker kept sliding to one side.”

Synonyms

languagespeechdialectlinguamother tongue

Translations

ES lenguaPT línguaFR langue

Common misspellings

tungtongtoungetongutonguehtonque

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