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tonging.

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

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

    uncountable
  2. The action of seizing an object with tongs for the purpose of pictorially documenting the event.

    colloquial · uncountable
  3. The 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.

    uncountable
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.