"tonguing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tonguings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tonguing (plural tonguings)
  1. A licking or lapping with the tongue.
    Sense id: en-tonguing-en-noun-CCjJGdZW
  2. (music) A technique used with wind instruments to enunciate different notes using the tongue on the reed or mouthpiece. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-tonguing-en-noun-O0CCVD0f Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: double-tonguing, triple-tonguing

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} tonguing
  1. present participle and gerund of tongue Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: tongue
    Sense id: en-tonguing-en-verb-s6NHVWCY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 42 53

Inflected forms

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