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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.