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Definition of Give tongue to
1. Verb. Articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise. "He uttered a curse"
Specialized synonyms: Blaspheme, Curse, Cuss, Imprecate, Swear, Wish, Call Out, Cry, Cry Out, Exclaim, Outcry, Shout, Clamor, Clamour, Shout Out, Vociferate, Marvel, Voice, Raise, Breathe, Drop, Pour Out, Get Off, Platitudinize, Say, Represent, Say, State, Tell, Pooh-pooh, Hurl, Throw
Derivative terms: Expressible, Expression, Expressive, Utterable, Utterance, Utterer, Verbalisation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Give Tongue To
Literary usage of Give tongue to
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"To give tongue, to set up a bark ; break out barking, as at the sight of game :
said of dogs. At noon he crossed the track of a huge timber-wolf ; instantly ..."
2. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1873)
"I never could give tongue to my thoughts, somehow, without seeming to spoil i
hem, and feeling shame at doing them injustice. But, as I said, you don't take ..."
3. The Works of A. Conan Doyle by Arthur Conan Doyle (1902)
"He dares to give tongue to what all men think. Are we not al l from Adam's loins,
all with flesh and blood, and with the same mouth that must needs have ..."
4. Kim by Rudyard Kipling (1905)
"Kim felt these things, though he could not give tongue to his feelings, and so
contented himself with buying peeled sugar-cane and spitting the pith ..."
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