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tongue

[tuhng] / tʌŋ /


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Numbing spray dripped onto the back of my tongue, its bitter flavor making me want to gag.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

The result is that these Iranian characters, when talking among themselves in their native tongue, sound awfully like Americans having a conversation in the mall or at a nearby table at a restaurant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

"There are so many people who have told me this child was bewitched. People magically tied his tongue so he could not speak," she says.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

She’s got “slay” and “work” sitting at the tip of her tongue, ready to rip, and it’s a blast seeing what Wineman does with this very specific archetype.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Daisy wet her thumb on her tongue and started thumbing through the pages.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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