DOUBLE-TONGUE


Meaning of DOUBLE-TONGUE in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: double (I) + tongue, n.; from the foliose bract that grows from the cladophyll

: a dwarf shrub ( Ruscus hypoglossum ) of southern Europe

II. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ intransitive verb

Etymology: double (IV) + tongue, v.

: to play a wind musical instrument by using the tongue in rapidly alternating articulations to produce enunciation of fast or repeated notes in groups of two

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