Synonyms of tongue

tongue

noun

ˈtəŋ 

as in language

the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication

he spoke in a tongue that I didn't understand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• language
• vocabulary
• dialect
• idiom
• speech
• mother tongue
• terminology
• lingo
• slang
• vernacular
• colloquial
• patois
• pidgin
• jargon
• colloquialism
• argot
• patter
• parlance
• idiolect
• regionalism
• slanguage
• coinage
• localism
• cant
• neologism
• vernacularism
• shibboleth
• provincialism
• modernism
• acrolect

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tongue

On August 4, 2026, the European Space Agency's Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission captured imagery of the glacier that revealed that a 29 square mile (76 square km) section of the ice tongue has broken away. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026

But by Friday, and with jurors barely out of the room for a recess, Keffe D couldn’t hold his tongue any longer, accusing the prosecutor’s office and their witnesses of putting his address on the street. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

The sneaker is built around a black suede upper with the spicy red shade appearing on the Air Jordan 5’s signature shark teeth midsole design, the visible Air unit, outsole Jumpman logo and on the inner tongue branding. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2026

The punchline of the video is someone saying her name, which bounces off the tongue like a bubbly prosecco. — Owen Carry, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing tongue

• hold one's tongue
• mother tongue

Video

An Abbreviated History of American English Spelling

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