tongue

[US]/tʌŋ/
[UK]/tʌŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. lugha; organu ya mafuta ndani ya miguu ambao hutumia kuchunguza na kuchuma, na pia ni sehemu muhimu ya mshale

vt. kuchunguza na mguu; kuchangia kwa mafupi; kuchuma muziki wa mafuta kwa kuchuma udha

vi. kuchuma muziki wa mafuta kwa kuchuma udha; kushale na kuchangia na wengine
Word Forms
Third Person Singulartongues
Present Participletonguing
Past Participletongued
Pluraltongues
Past Tensetongued

Phrases & Collocations

tongue twister

mshororo wa miguu

tongue piercing

kuchuma miguu

mother tongue

lugha ya asili

tongue in cheek

miguu kwenye mchele

native tongue

lugha ya asilia

long tongue

miguu ya mizigo

speak in tongues

kujua kwa lugha nyingi

sharp tongue

ulimi kali

give tongue

kupiga miguu

bite the tongue

kuchuma miguu

tongue depressor

mguu wa kuchuma

Example Sentences

The tongue is a vocal organ.

Lango ni chombo cha sauti.

a tongue-in-cheek remark

kauli ya utani.

She had no tongue to answer.

Alipotea kwa kula kwa jibu.

A honey tongue,a heart of gall.

Lango tamu, moyo wa ghadhabu.

The shoelace caught on the tongue of his shoe.

Kichwa cha kichwa kichwa kichwa cha kichwa.

The scandal set tongues wagging.

Mshindi alifanya mchakato kwa mchakato.

The tongue is one of the organs for pronunciation.

Tongue ni moja ya mifumo ya kushirikisha.

The snake shot its tongue out.

Mwizi alipika kichwa chake.

The snake's tongue shot out.

Kichwa cha mwizi alipika.

the thick tongues of barbarians.

kichwa kichwa cha wanyama wakubwa.

Keep a civil tongue in your head!

Ukifika kichwa cha kichwa chako!

The dog's tongue lolled out.

Kichwa cha mnyama alipika.

He put his tongue out.

Alikuwa na kichwa chake.

They are willing to give tongue in my defence.

Wao tayari kutoa ulinzi wangu.

I wouldn't give tongue to such gossip.

Sijakula kushirikisha kwa kichwa kama hili.

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