How to pronounce “tongue”
Say “tongue” in one beat
tongue
/tʌŋ/
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- tonguetʌŋ
- IPA (American)
- /tʌŋ/
- IPA (British)
- /tʌŋ/
- Respelling
- TUNG
- Syllables
- 1 — tongue
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /tʌŋ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
What “tongue” means
- noun
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
- noun
a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
- noun
any long thin projection that is transient
“tongues of flame licked at the walls”
Say it in a sentence
“She bit her tongue rather than start another argument.”“tongue”, answered
How do you pronounce “tongue”?
“tongue” is pronounced /tʌŋ/ (TUNG) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /tʌŋ/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “tongue” have?
One, despite the 3 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /tʌŋ/ — a single beat.
What does “tongue” mean?
As a noun: a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity For example: “She bit her tongue rather than start another argument.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “tongue”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /tʌŋ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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