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		Definition of tongue-tied in English: tongue-tiedadjective ˈtʌŋtʌɪdˈtəŋ ˌtaɪd 1Too shy or embarrassed to speak.  Barbara was tongue-tied in the presence of her parents  Example sentencesExamples -  One finds oneself going into a room and meeting an archdeacon, and becoming completely tongue-tied.
 -  He became tongue-tied, embarrassed, and never acted like himself.
 -  On the whole, people are respectful of each other and the teenagers appear tongue-tied when in the presence of the opposite sex.
 -  But I didn't, because I was suddenly tongue-tied and self-conscious.
 -  Neither could really speak, being tongue-tied and breathless.
 -  His attractive features had caught her off guard, leaving her tongue-tied and bashful.
 -  Not for him the tongue-tied introversion of the self-conscious artist or the mute autism of the affected recluse.
 -  It made people tongue-tied and silent when they should have spoken out.
 -  She still got tongue-tied and nervous whenever she saw Marissa's brother.
 -  Anonymous messaging and chat rooms let you flirt to your heart's content without any embarrassment or getting tongue-tied.
 -  Women have greater fluency and are less likely to become tongue-tied when lying.
 -  He was, though, hopeless as a TV presenter: gauche, clumsy, slow, tongue-tied, forgetful, dull and disengaged.
 -  But that piece of filming became part of family folklore, as my parents were convinced it had been edited to make its subject appear shy and tongue-tied, to fit their own preconceptions about country people.
 -  If you want to get involved in evangelization but, like most people, feel tongue-tied and vaguely inept, one easy way to do it is to order some copies of this booklet and give 'em away.
 -  He may be tongue-tied or nervous, confused or wanting in intelligence.
 -  Feeling as if I were on the witness stand, I grew tongue-tied and hesitant, and was unable to answer her questions satisfactorily.
 -  He also had the skill to make almost any interview work, even when the person in the guest chair was tongue-tied or full of themselves and hell-bent on plugging some current endeavor.
 -  You may get tongue-tied on a date but luckily your body speaks for you (often more loudly and honestly).
 -  He flushed with aggravation at his nervousness, and swore silently at his tendency to get tongue-tied in the presence of beautiful women.
 -  In the course of it, the presenter became uncharacteristically tongue-tied and repetitive, which is hardly surprising.
 
  Synonyms lost for words, at a loss for words, struck dumb, dumbstruck, bereft of speech, speechless, wordless, unable to get a word out, inarticulate mute, dumb, voiceless, silent informal mum rare dumbstricken, mumchance, obmutescent 2Having a malformation restricting the movement of the tongue.  Example sentencesExamples -  I was born tongue-tied in the most literal sense: the tissue connecting my tongue to the floor of my mouth was short and thick, limiting lingual movement.
 -  If you are medically tongue-tied, you shouldn't be able to touch the tip of your tongue to the roof of your mouth with your mouth open as wide as you can.
 
    Definition of tongue-tied in US English: tongue-tiedadjectiveˈtəNG ˌtīdˈtəŋ ˌtaɪd 1Too shy or embarrassed to speak.  Barbara was tongue-tied in the presence of her parents  Example sentencesExamples -  Feeling as if I were on the witness stand, I grew tongue-tied and hesitant, and was unable to answer her questions satisfactorily.
 -  On the whole, people are respectful of each other and the teenagers appear tongue-tied when in the presence of the opposite sex.
 -  Not for him the tongue-tied introversion of the self-conscious artist or the mute autism of the affected recluse.
 -  He became tongue-tied, embarrassed, and never acted like himself.
 -  Neither could really speak, being tongue-tied and breathless.
 -  He also had the skill to make almost any interview work, even when the person in the guest chair was tongue-tied or full of themselves and hell-bent on plugging some current endeavor.
 -  She still got tongue-tied and nervous whenever she saw Marissa's brother.
 -  It made people tongue-tied and silent when they should have spoken out.
 -  If you want to get involved in evangelization but, like most people, feel tongue-tied and vaguely inept, one easy way to do it is to order some copies of this booklet and give 'em away.
 -  He flushed with aggravation at his nervousness, and swore silently at his tendency to get tongue-tied in the presence of beautiful women.
 -  But that piece of filming became part of family folklore, as my parents were convinced it had been edited to make its subject appear shy and tongue-tied, to fit their own preconceptions about country people.
 -  His attractive features had caught her off guard, leaving her tongue-tied and bashful.
 -  One finds oneself going into a room and meeting an archdeacon, and becoming completely tongue-tied.
 -  He was, though, hopeless as a TV presenter: gauche, clumsy, slow, tongue-tied, forgetful, dull and disengaged.
 -  In the course of it, the presenter became uncharacteristically tongue-tied and repetitive, which is hardly surprising.
 -  Anonymous messaging and chat rooms let you flirt to your heart's content without any embarrassment or getting tongue-tied.
 -  Women have greater fluency and are less likely to become tongue-tied when lying.
 -  But I didn't, because I was suddenly tongue-tied and self-conscious.
 -  You may get tongue-tied on a date but luckily your body speaks for you (often more loudly and honestly).
 -  He may be tongue-tied or nervous, confused or wanting in intelligence.
 
  Synonyms lost for words, at a loss for words, struck dumb, dumbstruck, bereft of speech, speechless, wordless, unable to get a word out, inarticulate 2Having a malformation restricting the movement of the tongue.  Example sentencesExamples -  I was born tongue-tied in the most literal sense: the tissue connecting my tongue to the floor of my mouth was short and thick, limiting lingual movement.
 -  If you are medically tongue-tied, you shouldn't be able to touch the tip of your tongue to the roof of your mouth with your mouth open as wide as you can.
 
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