tonguing

noun

metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side

the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot

the tongue of certain animals used as meat

a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea

a manner of speaking

any long thin projection that is transient

a human written or spoken language used by a community

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

verb

lick or explore with the tongue

articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

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