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tongue-tied

  [tuhng-tahyd]
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–adjective
1. unable to speak, as from shyness, embarrassment, or surprise.
2. affected with tongue-tie.
Origin:
1520–30; tongue + tied
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tongue-tie

  [tuhng-tahy] noun, verb, -tied, -ty⋅ing.
–noun
1. impeded motion of the tongue caused esp. by shortness of the frenum, which binds it to the floor of the mouth.
–verb (used with object)
2. to make tongue-tied.
Origin:
1545–55; back formation from tongue-tied
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tongue-tie   (tŭng'tī')
n.  Restricted mobility of the tongue resulting from abnormal shortness of the frenum.
tr.v.   tongue-tied, tongue-ty·ing, tongue-ties
To make tongue-tied.
tongue-tied   (tŭng'tīd')
adj.  

  1. Speechless or confused in expression, as from shyness, embarrassment, or astonishment.

  2. Affected with tongue-tie.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
tongue-tied

  1. mod.
    unable to speak from fear or confusion. (Standard English.) : Why do you get tongue-tied in front of a crowd?
  2. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated. : He was tongue-tied and couldn't stand up.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tongue–tie
Function: noun
: a congenital defect characterized by limited mobility of the tongue due to shortness of its frenulum

Main Entry: tongue–tied
Pronunciation: 't&[ng]-"tId
Function: adjective
: characteristic of or affected with tongue-tie
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

tongue-tie n.
Restricted mobility of the tongue resulting from abnormal shortness of the frenum. Also called ankyloglossia.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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