double-tongued
[ duhb-uh l-tuhngd ]
/ ˈdʌb əlˈtʌŋd /
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adjective
deceitful; hypocritical.
Nearby words
double-take, double-talk, double-team, double-time, double-tongue, double-tongued, double-trailer truck, double-u, double-wide, doubleday, doubleday, abner
Origin of double-tongued
1350–1400; Middle English dowble tungid
Definition for double-tongued (2 of 2)
double-tongue
[ duhb-uh l-tuhng ]
/ ˈdʌb əlˌtʌŋ /
verb (used without object), dou·ble-tongued, dou·ble-tongu·ing. Music.
to interrupt the wind flow by moving the tongue as if pronouncing t and k alternately, especially in playing rapid passages or staccato notes on a brass instrument.
Compare triple-tongue.
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British Dictionary definitions for double-tongued (1 of 2)
double-tongued
adjective
deceitful or hypocritical in speech
British Dictionary definitions for double-tongued (2 of 2)
double-tongue
verb -tongues, -tonguing or -tongued
music to play (fast staccato passages) on a wind instrument by rapid obstruction and uncovering of the air passage through the lips with the tongueCompare single-tongue, triple-tongue
Derived Formsdouble tonguing, noun
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