tonging
present participle of tong
tonging (uncountable)
The action of seizing, grabbing, holding, or manipulating a given object with tongs.
(colloquial) The action of seizing an object with tongs for the purpose of pictorially documenting the event.
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.
Source: Wiktionary
Tong, Tonge, n.
Definition: Tongue. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 December 2024
(noun) one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; “they are at opposite poles”; “they are poles apart”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
