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finds one's tongue

finds one's tongue is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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...

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What is finds one's tongue the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Finds one's tongue is the third-person singular simple present indicative of find one's tongue.

Words near finds one's tongue in the dictionary

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

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