English Explanatory Dictionary

speak with a forked tongue

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To speak deceptively; to be duplicitous or untruthful.

Pronunciation

En-au-speak with a forked tongue.ogg

Word forms

speak with a forked tongue speaks with a forked tongue speaking with a forked tongue spoke with a forked tongue spoken with a forked tongue

Etymology

* Possibly from the split tongue of a snake.

Related words

out of both sides of one's mouth
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