Usually means: Express vocally; especially by hounds.
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  1. give tongue: Merriam-Webster
  2. give tongue: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. give tongue: Wiktionary
  4. give tongue: Dictionary.com

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  1. give tongue: Legal dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (give tongue)

verb:  (of an animal) To vocalize loudly.
verb:  (of a dog or other canine) To bark; to howl, bay.
verb:  (of a bird) To cry.
verb:  (of an object that makes a loud noise) To ring out, sound.
verb:  (of a person) To vocalize audibly.
verb:  To give expression to (something); to express.

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