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stick one's tongue out

/stɪk wʌnz tʌŋ aʊt/

stick one's tongue out verb: to push one's tongue so that it protrudes from the mouth, especially as a gesture of rudeness.

Verb

stick one's tongue out (third-person singular simple present sticks one's tongue out, present participle sticking one's tongue out, simple past and past participle stuck one's tongue out)

  1. To push one's tongue so that it protrudes from the mouth, especially as a gesture of rudeness.
    • The class clown stuck her tongue out at her classmate.
    • Leona took his glass and went to the kitchen. Rufus stuck out his tongue at Vivaldo, who was watching him with a faintly quizzical frown.1962, James Baldwin, Another Country, New York, N. Y.: The Dial Press, published January 1963, page 42
    Synonyms:
    pull tongues

Synonyms of stick one's tongue out

Forms of stick one's tongue out

third-person singular presentsticks one's tongue out
present participlesticking one's tongue out
past participlestuck one's tongue out
paststuck one's tongue out
alternative formstick out one's tongue

Questions about stick one's tongue out

What does stick one's tongue out mean?
Stick one's tongue out means to push one's tongue so that it protrudes from the mouth, especially as a gesture of rudeness.
What part of speech is stick one's tongue out?
Stick one's tongue out is a verb.
How do you pronounce stick one's tongue out?
Stick one's tongue out is pronounced /stɪk wʌnz tʌŋ aʊt/.
What is the past tense of stick one's tongue out?
The past tense of stick one's tongue out is stuck one's tongue out.

Words near stick one's tongue out in the dictionary

  1. stick one's head in the sand
  2. stick one's neck out
  3. stick one's nose in
  4. stick one's nose into
  5. stick one's oar in
  6. stick one's tongue out
  7. stick out
  8. stick out a mile
  9. stick out like a sore thumb
  10. stick out like dog's balls
  11. stick out one's tongue

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