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flutter-tongue

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
flut-ter--tongue
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

From flutter + tongue.

Inflected Forms

flutter-tongues (present, singular) flutter-tonguing (participle, present) flutter-tongued (participle, past) flutter-tongued (past) flutter tongue (alternative)

Questions

What does flutter-tongue mean?
To play very fast rhythms using a wind instrument by fluttering one's tongue with a trill.
Where does flutter-tongue come from?
From flutter + tongue.

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