Examples of 'tongue-tied' in a sentence
Meaning of "tongue-tied"
Tongue-tied (verb): When someone is unable to speak due to shyness or embarrassment, they are described as being tongue-tied
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- Having tongue-tie or ankyloglossia (“a congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum (a membrane connecting the underside of the tongue to the floor of the mouth) is unusually short and thick, decreasing mobility of the tongue and affecting eating, speech, etc.”).
- Prevented from or unable to express oneself clearly or fluently, or freely; at a loss for words, speechless.
- Reluctant to speak up; reserved, reticent.
- Physically unable to speak; dumb, mute.
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I would be tongue-tied before such a beauty.
I am not gonna let being tongue-tied stop me.
I was so tongue-tied around you at fixirst.
This is used to treat a tongue-tied patient.
You get so tongue-tied around attractive women.
Sometimes it causes me to get a little tongue-tied.
I was tongue-tied such was the effect on me.
Something tells me you are never tongue-tied.
I got all tongue-tied when she spoke to me.
People with this condition may be tongue-tied.
Tongue-tied to a point of total frustration.
Looks like you are a little bit tongue-tied.
Prince was tongue-tied in front of him today.
We also recently found out she is tongue-tied.
I just get all tongue-tied with other girls.
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And he seemed rather amused at her tongue-tied state.
Your tongue-tied try is not going to appear to flow.
I had no ability to do that and was very tongue-tied.
I got tongue-tied and things just started coming out.
Multilingual protests quickly faded then into tongue-tied embarrassment.
You got a little tongue-tied when you were talking to him.
Or he will turn into one of those awful tongue-tied hobbledehoys.
I get tongue-tied in front of an audience armed with death rays.
You may actually get a little shy and tongue-tied.
If you find yourself tongue-tied in the presence of his lordship.
You asked me out on a date but now you are all tongue-tied.
I might get tongue-tied since they have seen my butt.
Tonight in your presence they will probably stammer and appear to be tongue-tied and awkward.
Maybe you were tongue-tied after seeing the bikini.
Rich and handsome and muscular and able to handle any situation and not tongue-tied.
Lovers can often be tongue-tied when attempting to express their feelings.
Switzerland held a profound importance in her life and became the setting for her novel Tongue-Tied.
You may be tongue-tied around children but eloquent with executives.
Only where it counts in Washington are conservatives tongue-tied.
Often becomes tongue-tied and strings together nearly nonsensical series of words.
Perhaps he feared the humiliation of being tongue-tied in the presence of Pharaoh.
You may feel tongue-tied and afraid to say the wrong thing.
He can be sly and brooding, and frequently leaves Nora alternately furious or tongue-tied.
I was clumsy and tongue-tied around the people who really knew me.
I am the living embodiment of a warship, and I can not talk to you without getting tongue-tied.
This will help you to avoid being tongue-tied when the special moment comes up.
The poet is tongue-tied observer, but recognizes the beautiful praises being expressed by a rival poet.
Hong Tianzhu was a bit tongue-tied after hearing this.
This tongue-tied piece of shit Last offer.
Casimiro Contreras does the narration without getting tongue-tied even once, with overwhelming fluency.
I got tongue-tied and things just started coming out - and I could not stop them and.
Commentators on radio and TV were uncharacteristically tongue-tied.
And then you get tongue-tied when it comes to telling Roxie how you feel.
I have made these conversation cards in case I get tongue-tied.
I get awkward and tongue-tied around girls I like.
