plural of foreign tongue

The split tongue of a snake

(idiomatic) The characteristic of deceptiveness; duplicity; untruthfulness.

(idiomatic) The practice or characteristic of speaking to others in a harsh, critical, or insulting manner.

plural of tongue depressor

A long narrow smooth piece of wood designed to depress the tongue, to allow for examination of the rear of the oral cavity. / (less commonly) Any device used to depress the tongue.

simple past tense of speak in tongues

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of speak in tongues

past participle of speak in tongues

The act of speaking a language one does not know, or speaking elaborate but apparently meaningless speech, while in a trance-like state (or, supposedly, under the influence of a deity or spirits); glossolalia.