give tongue to

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give tongue to - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"

utter, express, verbalise, verbalize

blaspheme, curse, cuss, swear, imprecate - utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"

wish - make or express a wish; "I wish that Christmas were over"

cry out, exclaim, call out, outcry, shout, cry - utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"

clamour, clamor - utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; "The delegates clamored their disappointment"

vociferate, shout out - utter in a very loud voice; "They vociferated their demands"

marvel - express astonishment or surprise about something

voice - give voice to; "He voiced his concern"

raise - cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry"

breathe - utter or tell; "not breathe a word"

drop - utter with seeming casualness; "drop a hint"; drop names"

pour out - express without restraint; "The woman poured out her frustrations as the judge listened"

get off - deliver verbally; "He got off the best line I've heard in a long time"

platitudinize - utter platitudes; "The candidate platitudinized and bored the audience"

say - utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"

represent - serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl"

say, state, tell - express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

pooh-pooh - express contempt about

hurl, throw - utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone"

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Kim felt these things, though he could not give tongue to his feelings, and so contented himself with buying peeled sugar-cane and spitting the pith generously about his path.

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Only when the question of the Muslim veil-wearers cropped up did Dr Rowan Williams give tongue to his belief - quite rightly, as it happens - that there should be no problem with the faithful proclaiming their religious allegiance.

Why is this man so slow to defend Christianity?

Coplans, who is notoriously subject to distraction, since almost anything will catch his full attention, has in a few of these writings (the prose is smooth, the thoughts jagged) performed what some see as the critic's first task: to give tongue to the wordless, beginning the socialization of new art through language.