double-tongued
[ duhb-uh l-tuhngd ]
/ ˈdʌb əlˈtʌŋd /
adjective
deceitful; hypocritical.
Origin of double-tongued
1350–1400; Middle English
dowble tungid
Words nearby double-tongued
double-tailed,
double-talk,
double-team,
double-time,
double-tongue,
double-tongued,
double-trailer truck,
double-u,
double-wide,
doubleday,
doubleganger
Definition for double-tongued (2 of 2)
double-tongue
[ duhb-uh l-tuhng ]
/ ˈdʌb əlˌtʌŋ /
verb (used without object), dou·ble-tongued, dou·ble-tongu·ing. Music.
to interrupt the wind flow by moving the tongue as if pronouncing t and k alternately, especially in playing rapid passages or staccato notes on a brass instrument.
Compare
triple-tongue.
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British Dictionary definitions for double-tongued (1 of 2)
double-tongued
adjective
deceitful or hypocritical in speech
British Dictionary definitions for double-tongued (2 of 2)
double-tongue
verb -tongues, -tonguing or -tongued
music
to play (fast staccato passages) on a wind instrument by rapid obstruction and uncovering of the air passage through the lips with the tongue
Compare single-tongue, triple-tongue