find one's tongue in English

Forms: finds one's tongue [present, singular, third-person], finding one's tongue [participle, present], found one's tongue [participle, past], found one's tongue [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|find<,,found> one's tongue}} find one's tongue (third-person singular simple present finds one's tongue, present participle finding one's tongue, simple past and past participle found one's tongue)

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "finds one's tongue",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "finding one's tongue",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "found one's tongue",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "found one's tongue",
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        "past"
      ]
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      "glosses": [
        "To speak after being unable to do so or after remaining silent; to find something to say."
      ],
      "id": "en-find_one's_tongue-en-verb-eAOTOulT",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To speak after being unable to do so or after remaining silent; to find something to say."
      ],
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to speak after being unable to do so or after remaining silent",
          "word": "megoldódik a nyelve"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "find one's tongue"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "finds one's tongue",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "finding one's tongue",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "found one's tongue",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "found one's tongue",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English idioms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English verbs"
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      "glosses": [
        "To speak after being unable to do so or after remaining silent; to find something to say."
      ],
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        [
          "unable",
          "unable"
        ],
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          "silent",
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        "(idiomatic) To speak after being unable to do so or after remaining silent; to find something to say."
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to speak after being unable to do so or after remaining silent",
      "word": "megoldódik a nyelve"
    }
  ],
  "word": "find one's tongue"
}

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"find one's tongue" meaning in English

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