double-tonguing
English
Alternative forms
- double tonguing
Noun
double-tonguing (countable and uncountable, plural double-tonguings)
- (music) An action of the tongue by flute players in articulating staccato notes.
- (music) The rapid repetition of notes in cornet or trumpet playing, achieved by fast tongue movement.
Verb
double-tonguing
- present participle and gerund of double-tongue
References
- “double-tonguing”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.