Synonyms for Tongueless & Similar Words
Definition of tongueless
- adjective
- lacking a tongue; "tongueless moccasins"
- expressed without speech; "a mute appeal"; "a silent curse"; "best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson; "the words stopped at her lips unsounded"; "unspoken grief"; "choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe
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Writing tips for "tongueless"
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"Tongueless" in song lyrics
See how tongueless is used in real songs:
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"Expoditing sinners, leavin 'em tongueless"
Sunz of Man (Hell Razah) f/ 7th Ambassador, Baghdad — Hell's Inmates