TONGUING — Definition of TONGUING
verb
1
On a wind instrument, to articulate a note by starting the air with a tap of the tongue, as though by speaking a 'd' or 't' sound (alveolar plosive).
Playing wind instruments involves tonguing on the reed or mouthpiece.
2
To manipulate with the tongue, as in kissing or oral sex.
3
To protrude in relatively long, narrow sections.
a soil horizon that tongues into clay
4
To join by means of a tongue and groove.
to tongue boards together
noun
1
A licking or lapping with the tongue.
2
A technique used with wind instruments to enunciate different notes using the tongue on the reed or mouthpiece.
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tongue
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