single-tongue

verb

music to play (any nonlegato passage) on a wind instrument by obstructing and uncovering the air passage through the lips with the tongueCompare double-tongue, triple-tongue

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Derived forms of single-tongue

single tonguing, noun

Words nearby single-tongue

single-sex, single-shot, single-space, single-step, single-suiter, single-tongue, single-track, single-valued, single-wide, singledom, singlehood
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