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[ tuhng-tahyd ] / ˈtʌŋˌtaɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tongue-tied ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveunable to speak, as from shyness, embarrassment, or surprise. affected with tongue-tie. Origin of tongue-tiedFirst recorded in 1520–30; tongue + tie + -ed2 Words nearby tongue-tiedtongue sole, tongues wag, tongue-swallowing, tongue thrust, tongue-tie, tongue-tied, tongue twister, tongue worm, tonguing, tonguing-and-grooving plane, Toni Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tongue-tiedIt is amazing how tongue-tied they get when you present them with irrefutable information. How the NRA Enables Massacres|Cliff Schecter|May 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST In fact, the governor does not need much more than a ballot line from the aimless, tongue-tied, villain-rich GOP. How Palin's Resignation Makes Her the True Frontrunner|John Batchelor|July 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST Other considerations occurring to his prudence had kept him tongue-tied from day to day. End of the Tether|Joseph Conrad Congressional miscreants are getting so plentiful, just now, that children should be cautioned—or tongue-tied. Great Mysteries and Little Plagues|John Neal
I wish I could express myself as earnestly as I feel, but that is impossible; I am tongue-tied. Juliette Drouet's Love-Letters to Victor Hugo|Louis Guimbaud Her advice is that a good wife is always quiet and tongue-tied, and does not go noisily about the house. Filipino Popular Tales|Dean S. Fansler Each was tongue-tied, and they walked away together in silence. The Terms of Surrender|Louis Tracy
British Dictionary definitions for tongue-tied
adjectivespeechless, esp with embarrassment or shyness having a condition of tongue-tie 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-tiedstammering, mute, shy, dumbfounded, shocked, dazed, garbled, astounded, amazed, aghast, bashful, dumbstruck, inarticulate, mum, silent, speechless, uncommunicative, voiceless, choked up |