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tonguetied

[tuhng-tahyd]

tongue-tied

[tuhng-tahyd]
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 especially 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 n.
Restricted mobility of the tongue resulting from abnormal shortness of the frenum. Also called ankyloglossia.

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tongue-tied definition


  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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