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sharp tongues

sharp tongues is the plural of sharp tongue.

Meaning of sharp tongue

Noun

sharp tongue (plural sharp tongues)

  1. (idiomatic) The practice or characteristic of speaking to others in a harsh, critical, or insulting manner.
    • Times grew worse and worse with Rip Van Winkle as years of matrimony rolled on; a tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.1819, Washington Irving, Rip Van Winkle

Questions about sharp tongues

What is sharp tongues the plural of?
Sharp tongues is the plural of sharp tongue.

Words near sharp tongues in the dictionary

  1. sharp s's
  2. sharp sand
  3. sharp sands
  4. sharp short-lived head pain
  5. sharp tongue
  6. sharp tongues
  7. Sharp's syndrome
  8. sharp-and-a-half
  9. sharp-beaked ground finch
  10. sharp-cornered
  11. sharp-edged

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