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tonguing
verb(tongue)to articulate (notes on a wind instrument) by successively interrupting the stream of wind with the action of the tongue
tonguing
verb(tongue)to touch or lick with or as if with the tongue
tonguing
verb(tongue)to cut a tongue on
tonguing
verb(tongue)to cause the tongue to alternate rapidly between the positions for t and k so as to produce a fast succession of detached notes on a wind instrument
tonguing
verb(tongue)to articulate the notes of triplets in fast tempo on a wind instrument by using the tongue positions especially for t, k, t for the notes of each successive triplet