# tonguing

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A licking or lapping with the tongue.
2. A technique used with wind instruments to enunciate different notes using the tongue on the reed or mouthpiece.
3. Cutting off strips of blubber in the butchering of a whale.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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