لمظ

1 لَمَظَ ذ , (S, K,) aor. لَمُظَ , (S,) inf. n. لَمْظٌ, (S, M,) He sought leisurely and gradually, with his tongue, after the remains of the food in his mouth, (S, K, TA,) after eating: (TA:) and he put forth his tongue, and wiped with it his lips: (S, K:) as also ↓ تلمّظ, (S, K,) in both senses: (K:) you say also الحَيَّةُ ↓ تلمّظت (tropical:) The serpent put forth its tongue, (S, K, TA,) like as the eater puts it forth and wipes with it his lip: (S, TA:) or the former verb and ↓ the latter signify he took with his tongue what remained in the mouth after eating: (M:) or he sought leisurely and gradually after the taste, and tasted time after time: (M, K:) or ↓ the latter signifies he tasted time after time; as also تمطّق: or he moved about his tongue in his mouth after eating, as though seeking leisurely and gradually after some remains of the food between his teeth; whereas تمطّق signifies he smacked his lips: (T:) or ↓ تلمّظ signifies he sought leisurely and gradually, with his tongue, after the remains of the food between his teeth after eating: or he put forth his tongue, and wiped with it his lips. (Mgh.) [Hence the saying بِذِكْرِهِ ↓ مَا زَالَ فُلَانٌ يَتَلَمَّظُ (tropical:) [ Such a one ceased not to busy his tongue with mentioning him, or it ]. (TA.) -A2- لَمَظَ المَاآءَ, inf. n. لَمْظٌ, He tasted the water with the extremity of his tongue. (TA.) -A3- See also 2, in two places.