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Meanings of tongued in English

Provided with or resembling a tongue; often used in combination.

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Examples for "tongueless"
Examples for "tongueless"
1
And, one and all, they were as tongueless as so many ghosts.
Paths of Glory: Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front
2
Accordingly, they are blind and tongueless, and are placed there for life.
Ben-Hur
3
He fell on top of the first guy, tongueless mouth lolled open.
Death masks
4
Going in, I found but one man, old, blind, tongueless, and naked.
Ben-Hur
5
He stared into the blue eyes, tongueless and mentally dazed.
The Valley of Silent Men: A Story of the Three River Country
Usage of tongued in English
1
The Ooboon, or blue-tongued lizards, glide in and out through the grass.
Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as t...
2
As expected, the acid-tongued Malema had plenty to say about the proceedings.
The South African
3
Ah, but the lady was accustomed to dealing with numb-tongued Natural Philosophers.
The system of the world
4
The sharp-tongued writers of the past would have made perfect Twitter users.
Twitter wit: brilliance in 140 characters or less
5
Slade called down to them for several moments in hissing thick-tongued gutturals.
Bloom of Cactus
6
Guest appearances from the smoother-tongued Jay-Z and Kanye West only emphasise that.
The Guardian
7
Lady Maria Bayne was the cleverest, sharpest-tongued, smartest old woman in London.
Emily Fox-Seton / Being "The Making of a Marchioness" and "The M...
8
Then the Babel of many-tongued shoutings broke out, and ceased not thenceforth.
Life on the Mississippi
9
But could his love survive an encounter with the famously sharp-tongued singer-songwriter?
The Guardian
10
Baird had finally met someone even more surly and acid-tongued than himself.
Aspho Fields
11
There came a flash, then the hiss of a white-tongued fiery serpent.
Lost in the Air
12
Gordon, Gordon, I am the victim of the Highland liar, that smooth-tongued--
John Splendid: The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars...
13
So what do you get from the silver-tongued and silver-haired Mr Rogers?
The Irish Times
14
There was its superb bell tower, and its peal of silver-tongued chimes.
Private Peat
15
And that reminds me: do you recall the smooth-tongued Abbot of Kirkstall?
Beatrix of Clare
16
Lady Donegal and her sharp-tongued sister, Mary Godfrey, both took to her.
In a Green Shade / A Country Commentary
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common