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betongue

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-tongue
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To assail or attack someone verbally, often by mocking, jeering or railing against them.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Etymology

From be- + tongue.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

betongues (present, singular) betonguing (participle, present) betongued (participle, past) betongued (past)

Questions

What does betongue mean?
To assail or attack someone verbally, often by mocking, jeering or railing against them.
Where does betongue come from?
From be- + tongue.

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