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- noun Obsolete spelling of
tongue . - noun Common misspelling of
tongue .
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Examples
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The tounge is the most powerful weapon in the history of mankind; it can either give you success beyond what you can dream of, or it can ruin your life for as long as you live.
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My tounge is in my mouth next to my cheek, but not actually in the cheek itself, that would be a nasty speech impediment, hope that helps to explain my position.
Think Progress » Jonah Goldberg: Concerns About Climate Change Are ‘Millenarian Battiness’ 2006
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Uhm – my mother-tounge is GERMAN – WHAT the heck does
Think Progress » “Left-Wing Radical”: Hannity Kicks Off Next Wilson Smear Campaign 2005
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There are some sounds boxes of our mother tongue which are become hurdles for improving the pronunciation like dha sound in our mother tounge which is not present in English
English as Intellectual Make Up for Indians « Articles « Literacy News 2009
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The stuff they say is repulsive, and I have held my tounge long enough!
Obama challenges reform detractors to explain themselves 2009
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Reminds me of Tom Clancy polishing the shoes of Ronald Reagan with his tounge in several of his early novels.
Looking Over a Rover Driver's Shoulder (5 Years later) - NASA Watch 2009
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Cher, he did this thing with his tounge that looked a a little “Cher-esque” to me.
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I thought it was clear that my remarks were somewhat tounge-in-cheek.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Mojave Cross Decision (Salazar v. Buono) Handed Down 2010
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Actually since I don't hunt with you she's just sticking her tounge out at you.
Field & Stream 2009
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Actually since I don't hunt with you she's just sticking her tounge out at you.
Field & Stream 2009
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