Meaning

3 senses
  1. (not comparable)Resembling a tongue.

    provided with or resembling a tongue; often used in combination

  2. (in compounds, not comparable)Having a particular manner of speaking.

    He's a sharp-toungued boy.

    having a manner of speaking as specified; often used in combination

  3. (not comparable)Having a tongue for towing.

Origin

From Middle English tonged, tunged, equivalent to tongue + -ed. Compare Old English ġetynġ

From Middle English tonged, tunged, equivalent to tongue + -ed. Compare Old English ġetynġe (“skilled with speech, talkative, eloquent”).

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