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sticks one's tongue out

sticks one's tongue out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stick one's tongue out.

Meaning of stick one's tongue out

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.
    Synonyms:
    pull tongues

Questions about sticks one's tongue out

What is sticks one's tongue out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sticks one's tongue out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stick one's tongue out.

Words near sticks one's tongue out in the dictionary

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

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