tonging

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noun

The action of seizing, grabbing, holding, or manipulating a given object with tongs.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of tong
nountonging (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe action of seizing, grabbing, holding, or manipulating a given object with tongs.
  2. colloquialuncountableThe action of seizing an object with tongs for the purpose of pictorially documenting the event.
  3. uncountableThe 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.
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APA

tonging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonging

MLA

“tonging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonging. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tonging,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonging.

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