: intent to mislead or deceive—usually used in the phrase to speak with forked tongue
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebNearby, Otis Bofill, 5, was staring at the Komodo dragon, who kept sticking out his forked tongue in Otis’s direction. Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 17 Sep. 2020 For instance, Horner says that in the kitchen scene in Jurassic Park, the movie producers wanted the Velociraptors to flick forked tongues in the air, like snakes. Alessandra Potenza, The Verge, 19 June 2018 My boyfriend clung to Waldo’s fur and stretched his little, forked tongue out for the crickets in my hand. Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2018