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forked
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
forked
(adjective)
fork
(verb)
tongue
(noun)
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forked
/
ˈ
foɚkt/
adjective
forked
/
ˈ
foɚkt/
adjective
Learner's definition of FORKED
:
divided into two parts at one end
:
shaped like the letter Y
a bird with a deeply
forked
tail
forked
lightning
the
forked
tongue of a snake
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speak/talk with (a) forked tongue
:
to speak in a dishonest way that is meant to deceive people
His colleagues accused him of
speaking with a forked tongue
.
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