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sharp tongue

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Noun1.sharp tongue - a bitter or critical manner of speaking
tongue - a manner of speaking; "he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she has a glib tongue"


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She was a good woman, Rebecca; she had a quick temper and a sharp tongue, but she wanted to do right, and she did it as near as she could.
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context
She would understand Sarah's sharp tongue, her unhappy brother, the cruelty of Charley Long, the justness of the bookkeeper's beating, the day-long, month-long, year-long toil at the ironing-board.
The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context
She had few friends and bore a reputation of having a sharp tongue.
Winesberg, Ohio by Anderson, Sherwood View in context
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