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Tongue-tied

Tongue-tied Meaning & Definition
Tongue-tied Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tongue-tied?

[adj] unable to express yourself clearly or fluently; "felt tongue-tied with embarrassment"; "incoherent with grief"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tongue-tied: inarticulate | incoherent | unarticulate

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Tongue-tied In Webster's Dictionary

\Tongue"-tied`\, a. 1. Destitute of the power of distinct articulation; having an impediment in the speech, esp. when caused by a short fr[ae]num. 2. Unable to speak freely, from whatever cause. Love, therefore, and tongue-tied simplicity. --Shak.

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