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the manipulation of the tongue in playing a wind instrument to interrupt the tone and produce a staccato effect.
What is tonguing in sailing?
'Tonguing' refers to the tonguers, men who would cut up the whales on shore; they also often acted as intepreters with Māori communities, who also worked as part of the whaling crews.
What does tonguing is done mean?
Tonguing refers to the tonguers, the part of a shore whaling team responsible for butchering the whale after it had been caught.
Is tonguing a thing?
There are different ways of tonguing for the flute. Some flutists tongue between the teeth; others do it between the lips as if spitting; others do it behind the teeth in the roof of the mouth as with trill consonants.
