Explore Tongued through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like speaking. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Tongued meaning
- Resembling a tongue.
- Having a particular manner of speaking.
- Having a tongue for towing.
Synonyms of Tongued
Using Tongued
- The main meaning on this page is: Resembling a tongue. | Having a particular manner of speaking. | Having a tongue for towing.
- Useful related words include: tonguelike, tongueless, speaking.
Context around Tongued
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tongued
- In this selection, "tongued" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sharp, double, silver, late, hater and ripostes stand out and add context to how "tongued" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a blue tongued skink yes and a sharp tongued art collector. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tongued" sits close to words such as aaj, aal and aalto, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tongued
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Of the dead is tongued with fire beyond the language of the living. (13 words)
Most playing is legato with ornaments to create breaks between notes, rather than tongued. (14 words)
But she was best known as Rhoda, the tart-tongued department store window dresser beset with insecurities. (17 words)
A smooth-tongued Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton were the favoured salespeople, especially in an age when the elites had persuaded us of a self-serving argument: that ghetto-like identities based on colour or gender mattered far more than class. (41 words)
Horace (65 – 8 BC) also refers to Cerberus yielding to Orphesus' lyre, here Cerberus has a single dog head, which "like a Fury's is fortified by a hundred snakes", with a "triple-tongued mouth" oozing "fetid breath and gore". (40 words)
In recent months, the snarky, sharp-tongued hater of all things conservative has been forced into this new role not by a shift in his thinking but by a shift in the thinking of his lifelong ideological soulmates. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Despite it being deemed rude or offensive in certain contexts, even some of the most civil-tongued among us may find cathartic or defiant pleasure in using profanity every now and then.
In recent months, the snarky, sharp-tongued hater of all things conservative has been forced into this new role not by a shift in his thinking but by a shift in the thinking of his lifelong ideological soulmates.
Of the dead is tongued with fire beyond the language of the living.
While Nixon’s remarks might be prettied up, he told me, it was Kissinger’s own acid-tongued ripostes that subordinates were supposed to excise to protect their boss.
And this life or death crossroad reminds us of what the sharp-tongued late, great, Texas author, journalist, and activist Molly Ivins said about those who don’t want to be involved.
As he dug arpeggios out of the lower depths of the staff, Martin never cheapened his double-tongued low notes, but instead fattened them with equal weight as the prolonged high pitches he ultimately landed on.
Douglas, ever the orator, gave a series of speeches, and Lincoln, quite the “silver-tongued man of the people,” responded infrequently.
If Heyman’s entertaining stints as Brock Lesnar’s sharp-tongued advocate solidified his status as a G.O.A.T., his all-world performance as Roman Reigns’ wiseman reminded us why he starts and ends that conversation.
While Keane keeps his personal life private, viewers can expect the sharp-tongued pundit to return with vigour on Super Sunday as Manchester United host Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford.
An excellent team from St Paul’s NS, Mountmellick won the local final of the 2020 primary school debating league, closely followed by a silver-tongued team from Tobar an Léinn NS, Raheen.
Totah will play Lexi, who is described as a beautiful, sharp-tongued cheerleader and the most popular girl at Bayside High, who is both admired and feared by her fellow students.
We all mindfully investigation any Sayings and then Situations of the play place to view if they’re scams exactly near subscribers along with not necessarily possess double-tongued or maybe possibly damaging clauses.
But Mrs. Scaife, a sharp-tongued art collector, was an alcoholic and her daughter later described her youth as largely miserable.
But she was best known as Rhoda, the tart-tongued department store window dresser beset with insecurities.
Thompson plays Katherine Newbury, a witty and sharp-tongued late-night talk show host who, as the first woman to host her own show, is seen as a pioneer in entertainment.
A smooth-tongued Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton were the favoured salespeople, especially in an age when the elites had persuaded us of a self-serving argument: that ghetto-like identities based on colour or gender mattered far more than class.
Hounslow Urban Farm also has a penchant for the exotic: cattle and chickens share the farm with reptilian friends, including a boa constrictor, bearded dragons and a blue-tongued skink – yes, that’s a real thing.
Horace (65 – 8 BC) also refers to Cerberus yielding to Orphesus' lyre, here Cerberus has a single dog head, which "like a Fury's is fortified by a hundred snakes", with a "triple-tongued mouth" oozing "fetid breath and gore".
In addition, Buffy is exhibiting uncanny abilities not known to her, including heightened agility, senses, and endurance, yet she repeatedly tries Merrick's patience with her frivolous nature and sharp-tongued remarks.
Most playing is legato with ornaments to create breaks between notes, rather than tongued.