Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Movement of the tongue in order to articulate notes on a brass or wind instrument.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act or state of projecting like or as a tongue.
- noun In horticulture, a process intended to promote the rooting of layers. See the quotation.
- noun In playing on musical wind-instruments, the act, process, or result of modifying or interrupting the tone by means of a stroke of the tongue, so as to produce a marcato or staccato effect.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb (Music) Modification of tone for a rapid staccato effect by the performer's tongue, in playing a wind instrument, as a flute. In
single tonguing only one kind of stroke is used, the tongue articulating a rapid “t;” indouble tonguing , two strokes, as for “t” and “k,” are alternated; intriple tonguing , “t, k, t,” etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
tongue . - noun music A
technique used withwind instruments toenunciate differentnotes using thetongue on thereed ormouthpiece .
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Examples
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It is a facile instrument, and double tonguing, which is also possible with the horn and trumpet, is one of its popular means for display.
Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 Various
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That's because the researchers haven't yet mastered recreating a clarinet playing technique known as tonguing in which the player strikes the reed with their tongue.
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Also, some techniques, such as tonguing -- separating each note by touching the tip of your tongue to the whistle -- and slurring -- stringing notes together -- are more easily demonstrated than explained.
Music Lessons: Hannah Kate Kinnersley 2008
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You got facts to support that BS or are you gonna continue lying and tonguing Glenn Becks balls tea-bagger?
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The guy's under criminal investigation, sneaks around tonguing teenagers, assassinates the political careers of his opponents, buys off reporters with jobs for which they aren't qualified, admits he has a terrible time telling the truth about anything, is reneging on his debts, drives recklessly (or worse), can't file his financial disclosure forms on time -- do you think he'd be cutting square corners on his taxes?
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Woody wood pecker tonguing water chestnuts like communion wafers
Indefatigable Vegan Affirmations Dennis Mahagin 2011
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Though she resisted, he took it between his lips, tasting that bud, tonguing it … With a hoarse groan, he began to suckle, his eyes rolling back in his head.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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You got facts to support that BS or are you gonna continue lying and tonguing Glenn Becks balls tea-bagger? bizarro, I think QE is counting every public statement by Obama as a “gaffe”.
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In the back of my mind I imagined seeing him tonguing the bitch that Sensation had told me about.
Show Stoppah Thomas Slater 2011
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The guy's under criminal investigation, sneaks around tonguing teenagers, assassinates the political careers of his opponents, buys off reporters with jobs for which they aren't qualified, admits he has a terrible time telling the truth about anything, is reneging on his debts, drives recklessly (or worse), can't file his financial disclosure forms on time -- do you think he'd be cutting square corners on his taxes?
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