tongue-tied

Speech parts

1. tongue-tied - Adjective

2. tongue-tied - Verb

3. tongue-tied - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Destitute of the power of distinct articulation; having an impediment in the speech, esp. when caused by a short fraenum.

Unable to speak freely, from whatever cause.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

close private secret remote distant reserved silent quiet retiring shattered voiceless mute embarrassed secretive dumb
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Antonyms

gabby aware articulate talkative apathetic chattering
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Examples

For ritual allows those who cannot will themselves out of the secular to perform the spiritual, as dancing allows the tongue-tied man a ceremony of love. Andre Dubus

I'm so great even I get tongue-tied talking to myself. Douglas Adams

With a woman of sophistication, class and modesty and refinement, I become a totally tongue-tied buffoon. I can't even look her straight in the face. Iain Glen

I have tried many times to express my feelings, but at each attempt, I find myself tongue-tied. Kate Cary

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity. Cicero

Baseball is a tongue-tied kid from Georgia growing up to be an announcer and praising the Lord for showing him the way to Cooperstown. This is a game for America. Still a game for America, this baseball! Ernie Harwell

Close letter words and terms

tongue-tie condition tongue-tie disorder tongue-tie syndrome tongue-tied condition tongue-type tongue-work