TONGUE-TIED


Meaning of TONGUE-TIED in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: tongue (I) + tied, past participle of tie

1. : suffering from tongue-tie

2. : unable to speak freely from shyness or other cause

he was tongue-tied by the sense that their minutes were numbered — Edith Wharton

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.