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finding one's tongue

finding one's tongue is the present participle and gerund of find one's tongue.

Meaning of find one's tongue

Verb

find one's tongue (third-person singular simple present finds one's tongue, present participle finding one's tongue, simple past and past participle found one's tongue)

  1. (idiomatic) To speak after being unable to do so or after remaining silent; to find something to say.
    • HAVGHTY. Is this the silent woman?
      CENTAVRE. Nay, shee has found her tongue since shee was married, master TRVE-WIT sayes.1609 December (first performance), Beniamin Ionson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Epicoene, or The Silent Woman. A Comœdie. […]”, in The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (First Folio), London: […] Will[iam] Stansby...

Questions about finding one's tongue

What is finding one's tongue the present participle and gerund of?
Finding one's tongue is the present participle and gerund of find one's tongue.

Words near finding one's tongue in the dictionary

  1. finding one's account
  2. finding one's ass with both hands and a flashlight
  3. finding one's feet
  4. finding one's legs
  5. finding one's place
  6. finding one's tongue
  7. finding one's voice
  8. finding one's way
  9. finding oneself
  10. finding out
  11. finding religion

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