GIVE TONGUE TO

I. (verb)

Meaning:

Articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

Example:

He uttered a curse

Synonyms:

express; give tongue to; utter; verbalise; verbalize

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give tongue to"):

hurl; throw (utter with force; utter vehemently)

pooh-pooh (express contempt about)

say; state; tell (express in words)

represent (serve as a means of expressing something)

say (utter aloud)

platitudinize (utter platitudes)

get off (deliver verbally)

pour out (express without restraint)

drop (utter with seeming casualness)

breathe (utter or tell)

raise (cause to be heard or known; express or utter)

voice (give voice to)

marvel (express astonishment or surprise about something)

shout out; vociferate (utter in a very loud voice)

clamor; clamour (utter or proclaim insistently and noisily)

call out; cry; cry out; exclaim; outcry; shout (utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy)

wish (make or express a wish)

blaspheme; curse; cuss; imprecate; swear (utter obscenities or profanities)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something