dou|ble-tongue

dou|ble-tongue
dou|ble-tongue «DUHB uhl TUHNG», intransitive verb, -tongued, -tongu|ing.
to vibrate the tongue very fast against the teeth and the hard palate in playing staccato passages on the trumpet, flute, or other wind instrument.

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  • double-tongue — dou•ble tongue [[t]ˈdʌb əlˌtʌŋ[/t]] v. i. tongued, tongu•ing. mus mad to interrupt the wind flow by moving the tongue as if pronouncing t and k alternately, esp. in playing rapid passages or staccato notes on a wind instrument …   From formal English to slang

  • Double-tongue — Dou ble tongue , n. Deceit; duplicity. [1913 Webster] Now cometh the sin of double tongue, such as speak fair before folk and wickedly behind. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Double-tonguing — Dou ble tongu ing, n. (Mus.) A peculiar action of the tongue by flute players in articulating staccato notes; also, the rapid repetition of notes in cornet playing. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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