stick one's tongue out

/stɪk wʌnz tʌŋ aʊt/

verb

To push one's tongue so that it protrudes from the mouth, especially as a gesture of rudeness.

“The class clown stuck her tongue out at her classmate.”

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pull tongues
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Meanings

verbstick one's tongue out (third-person singular simple present sticks one's tongue out, present participle sticking one's tongue out, simple past and past participle stuck one's tongue out)

present singular third person sticks one's tongue out · participle present sticking one's tongue out · participle past stuck one's tongue out · past stuck one's tongue out · alternative stick out one's tongue

  1. To push one's tongue so that it protrudes from the mouth, especially as a gesture of rudeness.

    The class clown stuck her tongue out at her classmate.

    1 more example

    Leona took his glass and went to the kitchen. Rufus stuck out his tongue at Vivaldo, who was watching him with a faintly quizzical frown.

    1962, James Baldwin, Another Country, New York, N. Y.: The Dial Press, published January 1963, page 42

    Synonyms: pull tongues

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo push one's tongue so that it protrudes from the mouth, especially as a gesture of rudeness.

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pull tongues

Translations

Catalan fer llengotes, llengotejar
  • fer llengotesto push one's tongue out
  • llengotejarto push one's tongue out
Chinese Mandarin 舔舕, 舚舕
  • 舔舕 (tiǎntàn)to push one's tongue out
  • 舚舕 (tiàntàn)to push one's tongue out
Czech vypláznout jazyk
  • vypláznout jazykto push one's tongue out
Danish række tunge
  • række tungeto push one's tongue out
Dutch de tong uitsteken
  • de tong uitstekento push one's tongue out
Esperanto elŝovi la langon
  • elŝovi la langonto push one's tongue out
Finnish näyttää kieltä
  • näyttää kieltäto push one's tongue out
French tirer la langue
  • tirer la langueto push one's tongue out
German die Zunge herausstrecken
  • die Zunge herausstreckento push one's tongue out
Icelandic ulla, reka út úr sér tunguna
  • ullato push one's tongue out
  • reka út úr sér tungunato push one's tongue out
Italian fare la linguaccia
  • fare la linguacciato push one's tongue out
Japanese 舌を出す
  • 舌を出す (shita o dasu)to push one's tongue out
Polish pokazać język
  • pokazać językto push one's tongue out
Portuguese mostrar a língua
  • mostrar a línguato push one's tongue out
Slovak zamľaskať
  • zamľaskaťto push one's tongue out
Spanish sacar la lengua
  • sacar la lenguato push one's tongue out
Swedish räcka ut tungan, lipa
  • räcka ut tunganto push one's tongue out
  • lipato push one's tongue out
Turkish dil çıkarmak
  • dil çıkarmakto push one's tongue out
Cite this entry
APA

stick one's tongue out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20one's%20tongue%20out

MLA

“stick one's tongue out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20one's%20tongue%20out. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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