Tongue-sole
noun
1.
tonguefish.
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- Tongues wag
People are gossiping. For example, Tongues wagged when another police car was parked in front of their house, or Their arrival in a stretch limousine set the neighbors’ tongues wagging. This metaphoric expression transfers the rapid movement of the tongue to idle or indiscreet chatter. [ Late 1500s ]
- Tongue thrust
tongue thrust n. The infantile pattern of the suckle-swallow movement in which the tongue is placed between the incisor teeth or between the alveolar ridges during the initial stage of swallowing.
- Tongue-tie
noun 1. impeded motion of the tongue caused especially by shortness of the frenum, which binds it to the floor of the mouth. verb (used with object), tongue-tied, tongue-tying. 2. to make tongue-tied. noun 1. a congenital condition in which the tongue has restricted mobility as the result of an abnormally short frenulum tongue-tie n. […]
- Tongue-tied
adjective 1. unable to speak, as from shyness, embarrassment, or surprise. 2. affected with tongue-tie. noun 1. impeded motion of the tongue caused especially by shortness of the frenum, which binds it to the floor of the mouth. verb (used with object), tongue-tied, tongue-tying. 2. to make tongue-tied. adjective 1. speechless, esp with embarrassment or […]
- Tongue-twister
noun 1. a word or sequence of words difficult to pronounce, especially rapidly, because of alliteration or a slight variation of consonant sounds, as “She sells seashells by the seashore.”. tongue twister noun 1. a sentence or phrase that is difficult to articulate clearly and quickly, such as Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled […]