Phrase guide

stick one's tongue out

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /stɪk wʌnz tʌŋ aʊt/
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verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The class clown stuck her tongue out at her classmate.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pull tongues

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fer llengotes — to push one's tongue out
  • Catalan: llengotejar — to push one's tongue out
  • Chinese Mandarin: 舔舕 (tiǎntàn) — to push one's tongue out
  • Chinese Mandarin: 舚舕 (tiàntàn) — to push one's tongue out
  • Czech: vypláznout jazyk — to push one's tongue out
  • Danish: række tunge — to push one's tongue out
  • Dutch: de tong uitsteken — to push one's tongue out
  • Esperanto: elŝovi la langon — to push one's tongue out
  • Faroese: gálva — to push one's tongue out
  • Finnish: näyttää kieltä — to push one's tongue out
  • French: tirer la langue — to push one's tongue out
  • German: die Zunge herausstrecken — to push one's tongue out
  • Icelandic: ulla — to push one's tongue out
  • Icelandic: reka út úr sér tunguna — to push one's tongue out
  • Italian: fare la linguaccia — to push one's tongue out
  • Japanese: 舌を出す (shita o dasu) — to push one's tongue out
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: geipa — to push one's tongue out
  • Polish: pokazać język — to push one's tongue out
  • Portuguese: mostrar a língua — to push one's tongue out
  • Serbo-Croatian: исплазити језик — to push one's tongue out
  • Serbo-Croatian: плазити језик — to push one's tongue out
  • Serbo-Croatian: isplaziti jezik — to push one's tongue out
  • Serbo-Croatian: plaziti jezik — to push one's tongue out
  • Slovak: zamľaskať — to push one's tongue out
  • Spanish: sacar la lengua — to push one's tongue out
  • Swedish: räcka ut tungan — to push one's tongue out
  • Swedish: lipa — to push one's tongue out
  • Turkish: dil çıkarmak — to push one's tongue out
  • West Flemish: blekken — to push one's tongue out