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In some senses, tonguing is marked as historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.
noun
A licking or lapping with the tongue.
Your partner will be so eager to be licked and caressed that your introductory tonguings in this area just won't be enough.
A technique used with wind instruments to enunciate different notes using the tongue on the reed or mouthpiece.
Cutting off strips of blubber in the butchering of a whale.
While there had been four parties operating during 1837, the following season saw a reduction to three stations and one 'tonguing party' that salvaged blubber from the whale carcasses discarded by pelagic whaling vessels.