- glib tongue
- бойкая речь
Англо-русский современный словарь. 2014.
glib tongue
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Glib — (gl[i^]b), a. [Compar. {Glibber} (gl[i^]b b[ e]r); superl. {Glibbest} (gl[i^]b b[e^]st).] [Prob. fr. D. glibberen, glippen, to slide, glibberig, glipperig, glib, slippery.] [1913 Webster] 1. Smooth; slippery; as, ice is glib. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tongue — [tuŋ] n. [ME tunge < OE, akin to Ger zunge < IE base * dṇĝhū , tongue > L lingua (OL dingua)] 1. the movable muscular structure attached to the floor of the mouth in most vertebrates: it is an important organ in the ingestion of food,… … English World dictionary
glib-tongued — adjective artfully persuasive in speech a glib tongue a smooth tongued hypocrite • Syn: ↑glib, ↑smooth tongued • Similar to: ↑persuasive • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
glib — /glɪb / (say glib) adjective (glibber, glibbest) 1. ready and fluent, often thoughtlessly or insincerely so: glib speakers; a glib tongue. 2. easy, as action or manner. {backformation from obsolete glibbery slippery, from Dutch glibberig} –glibly …
glib — [adj] slick, smooth talking artful, articulate, easy, eloquent, facile, fast talking*, flip, fluent, garrulous, hot air*, insincere, loquacious, plausible, quick, ready, silver tongued*, slippery*, smooth operator*, smooth spoken*, smoothtongued* … New thesaurus
tongue — n. language 1) one s mother, native tongue organ of speech speech 2) to use one s tongue ( to speak ) 3) to hold one s tongue ( to be silent ) 4) to find one s tongue ( to begin to speak ) 5) to stick out one s tongue (the child stuck out its… … Combinatory dictionary
tongue — tongueless, adj. tonguelike, adj. /tung/, n., v. tongued, tonguing. n. 1. Anat. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking. See diag. under… … Universalium
tongue — /tʌŋ / (say tung) noun 1. an organ in humans and most vertebrates occupying the floor of the mouth and often protrusible and freely movable, being the principal organ of taste, and, in humans, of articulate speech. 2. Zoology an organ in the… …
glib — adjective glib phrases rolled off his tongue Syn: slick, pat, fast talking, smooth talking; disingenuous, insincere, facile, shallow, superficial, flippant; smooth, silver tongued, urbane; informal flip, sweet talking See note at talkative … Thesaurus of popular words
glib — I. a. 1. Smooth, slippery. 2. Voluble, fluent, ready, talkative, nimble of speech, ready in speech, of a ready tongue. II. v. a. Castrate, geld, emasculate, deprive of virility … New dictionary of synonyms
tongue-pad — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun dialect chiefly Britain : a great or glib talker … Useful english dictionary
