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tongue

/tʌŋ/

noun

Tatmak, yutmak ve konuşmak için kullanılan ağızdaki kaslı organ

The muscular organ in the mouth used for tasting, swallowing, and speaking.

  • She burned her tongue on the hot coffee.
  • The doctor asked me to stick out my tongue.
  • Cats use their tongues to groom themselves.
  • Linguists study how tongue position and movement differ across languages to produce distinct phonetic sounds.
  • The specialized taste receptors on the tongue can distinguish between sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and umami flavors.
  • Speech therapists work with patients who have suffered strokes to regain precise tongue control necessary for articulation.
nounformal or literary

Bir dil veya lehçe

A language or dialect.

  • The Bible has been translated into many tongues.
  • He speaks in his native tongue.
  • They share a common tongue.
noun

Ayakkabı bağcıklarının altındaki malzeme şeridi

The long narrow strip of leather or fabric in a shoe under the laces.

  • The tongue of my shoe keeps sliding to the side.
  • Make sure the tongue is centered before tying your laces.