tongue vs triple-tongue

triple-tongue vs tongue

tongue is a noun but triple-tongue is not a noun.

tongue and triple-tongue both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tongue	Yes	No	Yes	No
triple-tongue	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, triple-tongue is a hyponym of tongue; that is, triple-tongue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tongue:

tongue: articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
triple-tongue: play fast notes on a wind instrument

Other hyponyms of tongue include double tongue.

tongue (noun)	triple-tongue (noun)
the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
a manner of speaking
the tongue of certain animals used as meat
a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
any long thin projection that is transient

tongue (verb)	triple-tongue (verb)
lick or explore with the tongue	play fast notes on a wind instrument
articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

Difference between tongue and triple-tongue

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