trip·le-tongue (trĭp′əl-tŭng′) intr.v. dou·ble-tongued ,
dou·ble-tongu·ing ,
dou·ble-tongues To play a rapidly repeated series of notes on a wind instrument by sequentially placing the tongue in the positions for t, t, and k.
triple-tongue vb (Music, other)
music to play (very quick staccato passages of notes grouped in threes) on a wind instrument by a combination of single- and double-tonguing. Compare
single-tongue ,
double-tongue triple tonguing n
triple-tongue Past participle: triple-tonguedGerund: triple-tonguingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative triple-tongue triple-tongue
Present I triple-tongue you triple-tongue he/she/it triple-tongues we triple-tongue you triple-tongue they triple-tongue
Preterite I triple-tongued you triple-tongued he/she/it triple-tongued we triple-tongued you triple-tongued they triple-tongued
Present Continuous I am triple-tonguing you are triple-tonguing he/she/it is triple-tonguing we are triple-tonguing you are triple-tonguing they are triple-tonguing
Present Perfect I have triple-tongued you have triple-tongued he/she/it has triple-tongued we have triple-tongued you have triple-tongued they have triple-tongued
Past Continuous I was triple-tonguing you were triple-tonguing he/she/it was triple-tonguing we were triple-tonguing you were triple-tonguing they were triple-tonguing
Past Perfect I had triple-tongued you had triple-tongued he/she/it had triple-tongued we had triple-tongued you had triple-tongued they had triple-tongued
Future I will triple-tongue you will triple-tongue he/she/it will triple-tongue we will triple-tongue you will triple-tongue they will triple-tongue
Future Perfect I will have triple-tongued you will have triple-tongued he/she/it will have triple-tongued we will have triple-tongued you will have triple-tongued they will have triple-tongued
Future Continuous I will be triple-tonguing you will be triple-tonguing he/she/it will be triple-tonguing we will be triple-tonguing you will be triple-tonguing they will be triple-tonguing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been triple-tonguing you have been triple-tonguing he/she/it has been triple-tonguing we have been triple-tonguing you have been triple-tonguing they have been triple-tonguing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been triple-tonguing you will have been triple-tonguing he/she/it will have been triple-tonguing we will have been triple-tonguing you will have been triple-tonguing they will have been triple-tonguing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been triple-tonguing you had been triple-tonguing he/she/it had been triple-tonguing we had been triple-tonguing you had been triple-tonguing they had been triple-tonguing
Conditional I would triple-tongue you would triple-tongue he/she/it would triple-tongue we would triple-tongue you would triple-tongue they would triple-tongue
Past Conditional I would have triple-tongued you would have triple-tongued he/she/it would have triple-tongued we would have triple-tongued you would have triple-tongued they would have triple-tongued
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. triple-tongue - play fast notes on a wind instrumentmusic - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
music - (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds)
tongue - articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
triple-tongue - play fast notes on a wind instrument