"flutter-tongue" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: flutter-tongues [present, singular, third-person], flutter-tonguing [participle, present], flutter-tongued [participle, past], flutter-tongued [past], flutter tongue [alternative]
Etymology: From flutter + tongue. Etymology templates: {{com|en|flutter|tongue}} flutter + tongue Head templates: {{en-verb}} flutter-tongue (third-person singular simple present flutter-tongues, present participle flutter-tonguing, simple past and past participle flutter-tongued)
  1. To play very fast rhythms using a wind instrument by fluttering one's tongue with a trill.
    Sense id: en-flutter-tongue-en-verb-sm6NhqBk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Music

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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