Word: tonguing
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ton
guing
Definition: A technique used with wind instruments to enunciate different notes using the tongue on the reed or mouthpiece.
Morphemes:
Affix: tongue
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: On a wind instrument, to articulate a note by starting the air with a tap of the tongue, as though by speaking a 'd' or 't' sound (alveolar plosive).
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.