"tonguing" meaning in English

See tonguing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: tonguings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tonguing (countable and uncountable, plural tonguings)
  1. A licking or lapping with the tongue. Tags: countable, uncountable
    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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-tonguing-en-noun-O0CCVD0f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 79 11 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 81 7 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 85 7 2 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. (historical) The butchering of a whale. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-tonguing-en-noun-fvrWoSTC
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

Inflected forms

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