Transcription
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- [duhb-uh l tuhng]
- /ˈdʌb əl tʌŋ/
- /ˈdʌbl tʌŋd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [duhb-uh l tuhng]
- /ˈdʌb əl tʌŋ/
Definitions of double-tongued word
- adjective double-tongued deceitful; hypocritical. 1
- verb without object double-tongued to interrupt the wind flow by moving the tongue as if pronouncing t and k alternately, especially in playing rapid passages or staccato notes on a brass instrument. 1
- adjective double-tongued deceitful or hypocritical in speech 0
- abbreviation DOUBLE-TONGUED deceitful 0
- adjective double-tongued (Idiomatic) Saying one thing to one person and something different to another; double talking; deceitful in speech. 0
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Origin of double-tongued
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English dowble tungid
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Parts of speech for Double-tongued
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
double-tongued popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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