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tongued^¹

/tʌŋd/

Rhymes with -ʌŋd

Where it comes from

From Middle English tonged, tunged, equivalent to tongue + -ed. Compare Old English ġetynġe (“skilled with speech, talkative, eloquent”).

adjective

not comparable Resembling a tongue.
not comparable Possessing a tongue or tongue-shaped part. a tongued joint
Opposite: tongueless
not comparable, of wagons and farm implements Having a tongue for towing.
Opposite: tongueless
in compounds, not comparable Having a tongue of a particular type or shape. a fork-tongued serpent
figuratively, in compounds, not comparable Having a particular manner of speaking. He's a sharp-tongued boy.
not comparable, of sound made on a wind instrument Involving the placing and releasing of the tongue on the palate or the reed or mouthpiece of the instrument. a tongued triplet

tongued^²

/tʌŋd/

Rhymes with -ʌŋd

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of tongue

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@misc{tongued_2026,
  title = {tongued},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tongued},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}