tongue-tie

[ tuhng-tahy ]

/ ˈtʌŋˌtaɪ /

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noun

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), tongue-tied, tongue-ty·ing.

to make tongue-tied.

Origin of tongue-tie

First recorded in 1545–55; back formation from tongue-tied

Words nearby tongue-tie

Tongue River, tongue sole, tongues wag, tongue-swallowing, tongue thrust, tongue-tie, tongue-tied, tongue twister, tongue worm, tonguing, tonguing-and-grooving plane

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Example sentences from the Web for tongue-tie

A deficient or excessive development of the lingual frenulum may also interfere with the movements of the tongue (tongue-tie).
Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori
The child was taken to a physician who operated and corrected the tongue-tie.
Civics and Health|William H. Allen

British Dictionary definitions for tongue-tie

tongue-tie

noun

a congenital condition in which the tongue has restricted mobility as the result of an abnormally short frenulum

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Medical definitions for tongue-tie

tongue-tie

n.

Restricted mobility of the tongue resulting from abnormal shortness of the frenum.ankyloglossia

单词	tongue-tie
释义	tongue-tie [ tuhng-tahy ] / ˈtʌŋˌtaɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tongue-tie ON THESAURUS.COM noun 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), tongue-tied, tongue-ty·ing. to make tongue-tied. Origin of tongue-tie First recorded in 1545–55; back formation from tongue-tied Words nearby tongue-tie Tongue River, tongue sole, tongues wag, tongue-swallowing, tongue thrust, tongue-tie, tongue-tied, tongue twister, tongue worm, tonguing, tonguing-and-grooving plane Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tongue-tie A deficient or excessive development of the lingual frenulum may also interfere with the movements of the tongue (tongue-tie). Pedagogical Anthropology\|Maria Montessori The child was taken to a physician who operated and corrected the tongue-tie. Civics and Health\|William H. Allen British Dictionary definitions for tongue-tie tongue-tie noun a congenital condition in which the tongue has restricted mobility as the result of an abnormally short frenulum Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tongue-tie stifle, suppress, censor, choke, repress, restrain, muffle, squelch, clamp down on, cut off, muzzle, subdue, mute, gag, quell, quash, constrain, restrict, prevent, stop Medical definitions for tongue-tie tongue-tie n. Restricted mobility of the tongue resulting from abnormal shortness of the frenum.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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tongue-tie

noun

verb (used with object), tongue-tied, tongue-ty·ing.

Origin of tongue-tie

Words nearby tongue-tie

Example sentences from the Web for tongue-tie

British Dictionary definitions for tongue-tie

noun

Words related to tongue-tie

Medical definitions for tongue-tie

n.