- dou|ble-tongued
- dou|ble-tongued «DUHB uhl TUHNGD», adjective.speaking inconsistently; deceitful in speech.
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dou|ble-tongue — «DUHB uhl TUHNG», intransitive verb, tongued, tongu|ing. to vibrate the tongue very fast against the teeth and the hard palate in playing staccato passages on the trumpet, flute, or other wind instrument … Useful english dictionary
Double-tongued — Dou ble tongued , a. Making contrary declarations on the same subject; deceitful. Syn: deceitful, double faced, hypocritical, Janus faced, two faced. [1913 Webster] Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double tongued. 1 Tim. iii. 8. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
double-tongue — dou•ble tongue [[t]ˈdʌb əlˌtʌŋ[/t]] v. i. tongued, tongu•ing. mus mad to interrupt the wind flow by moving the tongue as if pronouncing t and k alternately, esp. in playing rapid passages or staccato notes on a wind instrument … From formal English to slang
