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tonguing — [tuŋ′iŋ] n. the use of the tongue in playing a musical wind instrument, esp. for more accurate intonation of rapid notes … English World dictionary
Tonguing — Kettledrum double cross beat. So called because kettledrums were associated with trumpets and borrowed the terms for their rhythms from those for tonguing[1]. Tonguing is a technique used with wind instruments to enunciate different notes us … Wikipedia
Tonguing — Tongue Tongue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tongued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tonguing}.] 1. To speak; to utter. Such stuff as madmen tongue. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To chide; to scold. [1913 Webster] How might she tongue me. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mus.) To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tonguing — n French kissing. A term popular among British teenagers in the 1990s. It was included in Just Seventeen magazine s article, lingo of lurve (a guide to the slang of dating) in August 1996. ► We weren t actually doing it, only tonguing in the back … Contemporary slang
tonguing — /tung ing/, n. Music. the manipulation of the tongue in playing a wind instrument to interrupt the tone and produce a staccato effect. [1805 15; TONGUE + ING1] * * * … Universalium
tonguing — n. manipulation of the tongue when playing a wind instrument in order to discontinue the tone and produce a staccato effect … English contemporary dictionary
tonguing — /ˈtʌŋɪŋ/ (say tunging) noun the manipulation of the tongue in playing a wind instrument to interrupt the sound produced to establish separate notes. {tongu(e) + ing1} …
tonguing — n. Mus. the technique of playing a wind instrument using the tongue to articulate certain notes … Useful english dictionary
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
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
