tongue

²tongue

verb

tonguedtongu·ing\ˈtəŋ-iŋ\

Definition of TONGUE

transitive verb

1

archaic : scold

2

: to touch or lick with or as if with the tongue

3

a : to cut a tongue on <tongue a board> b : to join (as boards) by means of a tongue and groove <tongue flooring together>

4

: to articulate (notes) by tonguing

intransitive verb

1

: to project in a tongue

2

: to articulate notes on a wind instrument by successively interrupting the stream of wind with the action of the tongue

Examples of TONGUE

1. learning how to tongue notes on the clarinet

First Known Use of TONGUE

14th century