Tongue-tied

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tongue-tied \Tongue"-tied`\, a.
     1. Destitute of the power of distinct articulation; having an
        impediment in the speech, esp. when caused by a short
        fraenum.
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     2. Unable to speak freely, from whatever cause.
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              Love, therefore, and tongue-tied simplicity. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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