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tonging

tonging is the present participle and gerund of tong.

Noun

tonging (uncountable)

  1. The action of seizing, grabbing, holding, or manipulating a given object with tongs.
  2. (colloquial) The action of seizing an object with tongs for the purpose of pictorially documenting the event.
  3. The action of opening wine bottles with port tongs by superheating the glass with the heated tongs, and then rapidly cooling the glass neck by applying a cold substance, thereby fracturing the glass neck open through heat stress.

Meaning of tong

Verb

tong (third-person singular simple present tongs, present participle tonging, simple past and past participle tonged)

  1. (intransitive) To use tongs.
  2. (transitive) To grab, manipulate or transport something using tongs.

See all 10 meanings of tong

Questions about tonging

What does tonging mean?
Tonging means the action of seizing, grabbing, holding, or manipulating a given object with tongs.
What is tonging the present participle and gerund of?
Tonging is the present participle and gerund of tong.
What part of speech is tonging?
Tonging is a noun.

Words near tonging in the dictionary

  1. Tongguan
  2. Tongguzbasti
  3. Tongham
  4. Tonghi Creek
  5. Tonghua
  6. tonging
  7. Tongio
  8. tongkang
  9. tongkangs
  10. Tongking
  11. Tongko

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