tonguing

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Synonyms: tonging, tongking, tongling, longing, ongoing, tingling, toning, voguing, toggling, congeing, tangling

Antonyms: tonging, tongking, tongling, longing, ongoing, tingling, toning, voguing, toggling, congeing, tangling

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Verb

1. {{infl of|en|tongue||ing-form}}

Noun

1. A licking or lapping with the tongue.
2. {{lb|en|music}} A [[technique]] used with [[wind instrument]]s to [[enunciate]] different [[note]]s using the [[tongue]] on the [[reed]] or [[mouthpiece]].
3. {{lb|en|historical}} [[flensing]], cutting off strips of [[blubber]] in the [[butcher]]ing of a [[whale]].
4. [[French kissing]]

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