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tongue-tied
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Princeton's WordNet
incoherent, tongue-tiedadjective
unable to express yourself clearly or fluently
"felt tongue-tied with embarrassment"; "incoherent with grief"
Wiktionary
tongue-tiedadjective
Unable to express oneself clearly or fluently; at a loss for words.
If you have never practiced at interviewing for a job, you are likely to have a few tongue-tied moments during your first interview.
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tongue-tied
Tongue-tied refers to being unable or finding it difficult to express oneself verbally due to shyness, embarrassment, surprise, or any strong emotions. It can also refer to the medical condition known as ankyloglossia, wherein the band of tissue connecting the tongue to the floor of the mouth is too short, restricting its movement.
Webster Dictionary
Tongue-tiedadjective
destitute of the power of distinct articulation; having an impediment in the speech, esp. when caused by a short fraenum
Tongue-tiedadjective
unable to speak freely, from whatever cause
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tongue-tied in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tongue-tied in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of tongue-tied in a Sentence
It is not universal, they get tongue-tied when it comes to things that happen to women in the name of Islam.
Such reckless move of the military warmongers of the south side is the height of the military confrontation which would leave tongue-tied even their master, everything is now going back to the starting point before the north-south summit meeting in 2018.
I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.
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