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tongue rolling

tongue rolling noun: the ability to roll the lateral edges of one's tongue upwards into a tube, widely believed to be a genetically inherited trait.

tongue rolling: the ability to roll the lateral edges of one's tongue upwards into a tube, widely believed to be a...
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Noun

tongue rolling (uncountable)

  1. The ability to roll the lateral edges of one's tongue upwards into a tube, widely believed to be a genetically inherited trait.

Questions about tongue rolling

What does tongue rolling mean?
Tongue rolling means the ability to roll the lateral edges of one's tongue upwards into a tube, widely believed to be a genetically inherited trait.
What part of speech is tongue rolling?
Tongue rolling is a noun.

Words near tongue rolling in the dictionary

  1. tongue punched
  2. tongue punches
  3. tongue punching
  4. tongue ring
  5. tongue rings
  6. tongue rolling
  7. tongue sandwich
  8. tongue sandwiches
  9. tongue sarnie
  10. tongue sarnies
  11. tongue scraper

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