| 释义 |
tonguing, vbl. n.|ˈtʌŋɪŋ|
[f. tongue v. + -ing1.]
The action of the verb tongue in various senses (see the verb); spec. in playing the flute and other wind instruments: see quot. 1880.
1682D'Urfey Injured Princess ii. iv, Tonguing, fingering and fighting, don't please her, The Devil's in her. 1687Wood Life (O.H.S.) III. 247. 1763 Mills Pract. Husb. IV. 217 The third method [of whip-grafting], which is an improvement of the last, is properly named tipping or tonguing. 1832J. P. Kennedy Swallow B. xli, The tonguing of this dog was followed by the quick yelping of four or five others. 1862Times 7 Mar., The tonguing and grooving by which the Warrior's plates are dovetailed together. 1880W. H. Stone in Grove Dict. Mus. I. 459/2 s.v. Double tongueing, Single tongueing,..signifies the starting of the reed-vibrations by a sharp touch from the tip of the tongue... Single tongueing is phonetically represented by a succession of the lingual letter T, as in the word ‘rat-tat-tat’. Double tongueing aims at alternating the linguo-dental explosive T with another explosive consonant produced differently, such as the linguo-palatals D or K, thus relieving the muscles by alternate instead of repeated action. 1895H. Callan Fr. Clyde to Jordan 136 You must give them a right good ‘tonguing’.
b. The furnishing of boards with tongues (tongue n. 14 j); concr. the tongues of boards collectively.
1841Civil Eng. & Arch. Jrnl. IV. 22/2 Although the deal tongueing has been destroyed by the worms, the green⁓heart planking remains untouched and perfectly sound. |