flutter-tongue
flutter-tongue verb: to play very fast rhythms using a wind instrument by fluttering one's tongue with a trill.
Verb
flutter-tongue (third-person singular simple present flutter-tongues, present participle flutter-tonguing, simple past and past participle flutter-tongued)
- To play very fast rhythms using a wind instrument by fluttering one's tongue with a trill.
- He is very good at flutter-tonguing.
Forms of flutter-tongue
| third-person singular present | flutter-tongues |
|---|---|
| present participle | flutter-tonguing |
| past participle | flutter-tongued |
| past | flutter-tongued |
| alternative form | flutter tongue |
Origin of flutter-tongue
From flutter + tongue.
Questions about flutter-tongue
- What does flutter-tongue mean?
- Flutter-tongue means to play very fast rhythms using a wind instrument by fluttering one's tongue with a trill.
- What part of speech is flutter-tongue?
- Flutter-tongue is a verb.
- What is the past tense of flutter-tongue?
- The past tense of flutter-tongue is flutter-tongued.
Words near flutter-tongue in the dictionary
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