# tongues

Pronunciation: US say "TUNGZ" /tʌŋz/; UK

## Noun

1. Plural of tongue. — plural of tongue
   - Simple: Plural of tongue. Use this form when talking about more than one tongue.
   - _The cattle licked the salt block with their rough tongues._
   - _Travelers fluent in several tongues found work as interpreters._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of tongue. — third-person singular simple present indicative of tongue
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of tongue. Use it when one person or thing does the action now.
   - _A skilled clarinetist tongues every note to keep the rhythm crisp._
   - _The machine tongues the edge of each plank before it reaches the assembly line._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/tongues (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).