Meaning

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

    о́стрый язы́кóstryj jazýk

    a bitter or critical manner of speaking

Examples

13 sentences
  1. She has a sharp tongue.

    У неї гострий язик. — deniko

    ruУ неё острый язык. — odexed

    deSie hat eine scharfe Zunge. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Tom really has a sharp tongue.

  3. Tom has a sharp tongue.

  4. He has a sharp tongue.

    Він гострий на язик. — deniko

    ruОн имеет острый язычок. — roma

    deEr hat eine spitze Zunge. — Adelpa

  5. A sharp tongue is more dangerous than a sharp knife.

    deEine scharfe Zunge ist schlimmer als ein scharfes Messer. — Esperantostern

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
speaking in a harsh manner:

Forms

plural: sharp tongues
Singularsharp tongue
Pluralsharp tongues

regular

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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