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watch one's tongue

watch one's tongue verb: synonym of watch one's mouth.

Verb

watch one's tongue (third-person singular simple present watches one's tongue, present participle watching one's tongue, simple past and past participle watched one's tongue)

  1. Synonym of watch one's mouth.
    • Mr. Will, whose inkhornisms remain a weekly treat, has had tough words for former White Housers who write tell-all books, so the younger George had better watch his tongue.1997 February 1, Walter Goodman, “The Role of Partisans in a Neutral Business”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Synonyms of watch one's tongue

Forms of watch one's tongue

third-person singular presentwatches one's tongue
present participlewatching one's tongue
past participlewatched one's tongue
pastwatched one's tongue

Questions about watch one's tongue

What does watch one's tongue mean?
Watch one's tongue means synonym of watch one's mouth.
What part of speech is watch one's tongue?
Watch one's tongue is a verb.
What is the past tense of watch one's tongue?
The past tense of watch one's tongue is watched one's tongue.

Words near watch one's tongue in the dictionary

  1. watch one's ass
  2. watch one's back
  3. watch one's language
  4. watch one's mouth
  5. watch one's step
  6. watch one's tongue
  7. watch out
  8. watch over
  9. watch paint dry
  10. watch paper
  11. watch papers

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