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tongueful

tongueful noun: as much as can be taken up by the tongue at one time.

Noun

tongueful (plural tonguefuls or tonguesful)

  1. As much as can be taken up by the tongue at one time.
    • a tongueful of liquid

Forms of tongueful

pluraltonguefuls
pluraltonguesful

Origin of tongueful

From tongue + -ful.

Questions about tongueful

What does tongueful mean?
Tongueful means as much as can be taken up by the tongue at one time.
What part of speech is tongueful?
Tongueful is a noun.
What is the plural of tongueful?
The plural of tongueful is tonguefuls.

Words near tongueful in the dictionary

  1. tonguefucked
  2. tonguefucker
  3. tonguefuckers
  4. tonguefucking
  5. tonguefucks
  6. tongueful
  7. tonguefuls
  8. tonguejob
  9. tonguejobs
  10. tongueless
  11. tongueless frog

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