how to pronounce tongs

/ˈtɑːŋz/

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tongs is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of tongs in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… should always use barbecue tongs to roll …”

meanings of tongs

noun:

A large scissors-like two-piece center-hinged forged-iron implement with oval-loop handles and with pointed tips turned inward (in the same plane as and perpendicular to the handles) to facilitate lifting and carrying a block of ice. Often called ice tongs.
Plural of tong (“Chinese secret society").
Plural of tong (“instrument").
An instrument or tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in the middle, and sometimes including a spring to open the grips.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tong.

name:

Plural of Tong.

tongs frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word tongs occurs in english on average 1.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics tongs can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that tongs can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;