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spoke with a forked tongue

spoke with a forked tongue is the simple past of speak with a forked tongue.

Meaning of speak with a forked tongue

Verb

speak with a forked tongue (third-person singular simple present speaks with a forked tongue, present participle speaking with a forked tongue, simple past spoke with a forked tongue, past participle spoken with a forked tongue)

  1. (idiomatic) To speak deceptively; to be duplicitous or untruthful.
    • He's spoken with a forked tongue to reporters, and his explanations for launching a probe don't pass the plausibility and credibility tests.2008 March 26, “Let a real "probe" begin”, in Sandusky Register online, retrieved 26 Mar 2008

Questions about spoke with a forked tongue

What is spoke with a forked tongue the simple past of?
Spoke with a forked tongue is the simple past of speak with a forked tongue.

Words near spoke with a forked tongue in the dictionary

  1. spoke too soon
  2. spoke truth to power
  3. spoke up
  4. spoke volumes
  5. spoke well of
  6. spoke with a forked tongue
  7. spoke wrench
  8. spoke wrenches
  9. spoke-bone
  10. spoke-bones
  11. spoke-dog

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