tonging

noun

In lumbering, handling logs with skidding-tongs.

noun

The use of the oyster-tongs; the method or practice of taking oysters with tongs.

verb

Present participle of tong.

verb

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

verb

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