flutter-tongue

verb

To play very fast rhythms using a wind instrument by fluttering one's tongue with a trill.

“He is very good at flutter-tonguing.”

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Meanings

verbflutter-tongue (third-person singular simple present flutter-tongues, present participle flutter-tonguing, simple past and past participle flutter-tongued)

present singular third person flutter-tongues · participle present flutter-tonguing · participle past flutter-tongued · past flutter-tongued · alternative flutter tongue

  1. To play very fast rhythms using a wind instrument by fluttering one's tongue with a trill.

    He is very good at flutter-tonguing.

Origin

From flutter + tongue.

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APA

flutter-tongue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flutter-tongue

MLA

“flutter-tongue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flutter-tongue. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flutter-tongue,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flutter-tongue.

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