tonged
Lifted with pincers
Tonged describes something that has been handled, served, or manipulated with tongs—a grasping tool with two hinged arms: She tonged the ice cubes into each glass, freshly tonged bread rolls.
The word appears most often in cooking and food service contexts, where tongs transfer hot or delicate items without direct hand contact.
Made by smithing, or faked
- smithedCrafted by metalworking
- heatedWarmed or passionate
- shapedGiven a particular form
- hammeredSeverely intoxicated or pounded
held · quenched · manipulated · crucible · molten · anvil · blacksmith · ingot
Clutched or understood
grabbed · seized · clamped · pinched · transferred · handled · retrieved · plucked
forged
Made by smithing, or faked
hammered · held · quenched · manipulated · crucible · molten · anvil · blacksmith · ingot · glowing
grasped
Clutched or understood
clutched · grabbed · seized · clamped · pinched · transferred · handled · retrieved · plucked · snatched
curled
Formed into coils
waved · straightened · clamped · sectioned · wrapped · pressed · coiffed · set · shaped · volumized
served
Provided food or assistance
grilled · transferred · plated · salad · ice · charcoal · buffet · rotated · seared · handled
tongedhand-picked
Deliberately selected by someone
fingered · bare-handed · grasped · pinched · grabbed
- hammer and tongsWith intense force
- salad tongsUtensil for grasping greens
- fire tongsTool for handling coals
- curling tongsHeated hair-shaping device
- pair of tongsHinged gripping utensil
- barbecue tongsTool for turning grilled food