Italian

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Etymology

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From lingua +‎ -eggiare.

Verb

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lingueggiàre (first-person singular present linguéggio, first-person singular past historic lingueggiài, past participle lingueggiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (literary, intransitive) to dart with tonguelike movements (of flames) [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • lingueggiare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana