Plural of tongue
regular plural
The plural of tongue is tongues.
Forms of tongue
| Singular | tongue /tʌŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | tongues /tʌŋz/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Tongues in a sentence
- If you do not speak English I am at your disposal with 187 other languages along with their various dialects and sub-tongues.1956, Cyril Hume, Forbidden Planet, spoken by Robby the Robot
- a soil horizon that tongues into clay
- I told them the pie was still too hot. If they burn their tongues, that's their fault.From the entry fault
- Flamingo tongues were considered a delicacy in Ancient Rome.From the entry flamingo tongue
- Like many Sri Lankans, pangolins have big tongues, thick hides and small brains.2022, Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, Sort Of Books, page 302. From the entry pangolin
Meaning of tongue
- noun The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.
- noun Such an organ, as taken from animals and used for food (especially from cows).
- noun Any similar organ, such as the lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk; the proboscis of a moth or butterfly; or the lingua of an insect.
Questions about the plural of tongue
- What is the plural of tongue?
- The plural of tongue is tongues.
- Is tongue countable?
- Tongue is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tongue (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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