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tonguing

/tuhng-ing/US // ˈtʌŋ ɪŋ //UK // (ˈtʌŋɪŋ) //

舌吻,舌舔,舌苔,舌头

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Music.

    • : the manipulation of the tongue in playing a wind instrument to interrupt the tone and produce a staccato effect.

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Examples

  • But the "view halloo" was quickly dropped and the tonguing of the dog was now in short, high-pitched yelps at one place.

  • Harky was saved by the bell-like tones of a suddenly-tonguing hound.

  • Sooner or later his master would hear him tonguing and arrive to take charge.

  • She ran directly to Willow Brook, was silent as she cast for the trail, and resumed tonguing when she found it.

  • Don't be afraid to switch a young dog some, to make him learn good from bad, like tonguing track and rabbit.