"tongued" meaning in English

See tongued in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tʌŋd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tongued.wav
Etymology: From Middle English tonged, tunged, equivalent to tongue + -ed. Compare Old English ġetynġe (“skilled with speech, talkative, eloquent”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tonged}} Middle English tonged, {{suf|en|tongue|-ed}} tongue + -ed, {{cog|ang|ġetynġe|t=skilled with speech, talkative, eloquent}} Old English ġetynġe (“skilled with speech, talkative, eloquent”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} tongued (not comparable)
  1. Resembling a tongue. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-tongued-en-adj-UUeAyRKE
  2. (in combination) Having a particular manner of speaking. Tags: in-compounds, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-tongued-en-adj-Cku0hzew Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 50 24 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 0 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 51 23 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 68 16 17
  3. (of wagons and farm implements) Having a tongue for towing. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-tongued-en-adj-Ea2uX9Pz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /tʌŋd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tongued.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} tongued
  1. simple past and past participle of tongue Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: tongue
    Sense id: en-tongued-en-verb-Pdsj53Xi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "word": "blue-tongued lizard"
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      "word": "disc-tongued frog"
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