- tongu|ing
- tongu|ing «TUHNG ihng», noun.Music. the process or result of modifying or interrupting the tone by rapidly repeated strokes of the tongue, in playing a wind instrument.
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double tonguing — Tonguing Tongu ing, vb. n. (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; in… … 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
single tonguing — Tonguing Tongu ing, vb. n. (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; in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tonguing — Tongu ing, vb. n. (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; in {double… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
triple tonguing — Tonguing Tongu ing, vb. n. (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; in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
tongue — [[t]tʌŋ[/t]] n. v. tongued, tongu•ing 1) anat. zool. a movable organ in the floor of the mouth, functioning in tasting, eating, and, in humans, speaking 2) zool. the tongue of an animal, as an ox or sheep, used for food, often prepared by smoking … From formal English to slang
bull tongue — noun a heavy plow with a single wide blade; used chiefly in cotton fields • Hypernyms: ↑plow, ↑plough * * * noun : a shovel or wide tooth attached to a cultivator or plow to stir the soil, kill weeds, or mark furrows; also : an instrument fitted… … Useful english dictionary
triple-tonguing — triple tonguˈing noun • • • Main Entry: ↑triple … Useful english dictionary
bull-tongue — bull tongue, U.S. a simple form of plow. bull tongue «BUL TUHNG», transitive verb. tongued, tongu|ing. U.S. to plow with a bull tongue … Useful english dictionary
