tongued

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Definition of tongued

: having a tongue especially of a specified kind —often used in combinationsharp-tongued

Examples of tongued in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Sharp-tongued but kindhearted, Uncle Clifford is a gender-nonconforming entrepreneur whose stunning ensembles rival the women’s stage costumes. — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, "The Prestige Drama Where Strippers Run the Show," 5 Sep. 2020 In the context of the story, Michael (Parsons), a screenwriter who drinks too much, is hosting a birthday party for his friend, the sharp-tongued Harold (Quinto). — Nick Romano, EW.com, "The Boys in the Band trailer gets the Broadway band back together for Netflix film," 2 Sep. 2020 Rose also takes it upon herself to wrangle the increasingly impossible Shirley, an acid-tongued agoraphobe who can barely get out of bed. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, "Elisabeth Moss Channels a Strange and Brilliant Shirley Jackson in the Crackling Shirley," 3 June 2020 Jack, always the creature of impulse, is immediately attracted to the vivacious Stephanie, a tart-tongued pourer at a tasting room. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: Aged to perfection, Alexander Payne’s ‘Sideways’ is worth more than a glance," 1 Apr. 2020 Stacks of research papers have suggested that two-tongued people enjoy a variety of non-linguistic advantages. — The Economist, "Johnson The advantages of speaking a second language," 29 Feb. 2020 That’s just one masterstroke in a film full of them: Michael Ballhaus’ ravishing cinematography; a powerfully wistful coda; Wharton’s wry, mannered prose transposed near-verbatim into an omniscient narrator’s sharp-tongued voice-over. — Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, "Here are some underappreciated Martin Scorsese movies to pair with The Irishman," 1 Nov. 2019 There were episodes, miscalculations and loose-tongued pronouncements, especially late in life, that further humanize Edison’s story. — Lee Mitgang, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Genre-bending bio of Thomas Edison is highly illuminating," 21 Oct. 2019 Dodging officials, the sharp-tongued Englishwoman would disappear into the desert; Stark also writes of bluffing her way through borders and into unruly places. — Jen Rose Smith, Condé Nast Traveler, "11 Travel Memoirs Written by Some of the World’s Most Adventurous Women," 18 Oct. 2019

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11 Sep 2020

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“Tongued.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tongued. Accessed 21 Sep. 2020.

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