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untongued

untongued is the simple past and past participle of untongue.

Meaning of untongue

Verb

untongue (third-person singular simple present untongues, present participle untonguing, simple past and past participle untongued)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To deprive of a tongue, or of voice.
    • Especially he ought to untongue it from talking to his prejudice1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI)
  2. To take one's tongue off of.
    • Unhand me-- er, untongue me, vile monster!2016, Marvel Comics, Power Pack Classic Vol. 1

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Adjective

untongued (not comparable)

  1. (rare) unspoken.

Questions about untongued

What does untongued mean?
Untongued means unspoken.
What is untongued the simple past and past participle of?
Untongued is the simple past and past participle of untongue.
What part of speech is untongued?
Untongued is an adjective.

Words near untongued in the dictionary

  1. untombing
  2. untomboyish
  3. untombs
  4. untoned
  5. untongue
  6. untongued
  7. untongues
  8. untonguing
  9. untonsured
  10. untooled
  11. untooted

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