flutter tongue
flutter tongue is the alternative spelling of flutter-tongue.
Meaning of flutter-tongue
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 |
Questions about flutter tongue
- What is flutter tongue the alternative spelling of?
- Flutter tongue is the alternative spelling of flutter-tongue.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: flutter tongue (page history and authors); flutter-tongue (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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