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If a man is tongue-tied, don't laugh at him, but, rather, feel pity for him, as you would for a man with broken legs.
Abraham Cahan

Meaning of "tongue-tied" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TONGUE-TIED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TONGUE-TIED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tongue-Tied is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TONGUE-TIED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ankyloglossia

Ankyloglossia, also known as tongue-tie, is a congenital oral anomaly which may decrease mobility of the tongue tip and is caused by an unusually short, thick lingual frenulum, a membrane connecting the underside of the tongue to the floor of the mouth. Ankyloglossia varies in degree of severity from mild cases characterized by mucous membrane bands to complete ankyloglossia whereby the tongue is tethered to the floor of the mouth.

Definition of tongue-tied in the English dictionary

The definition of tongue-tied in the dictionary is speechless, esp with embarrassment or shyness. Other definition of tongue-tied is having a condition of tongue-tie.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TONGUE-TIED

tonger
Tongking
Tongkingese
tongs
tongster
tongue
tongue depressor
tongue twister
tongue worm
tongue-and-groove
tongue-and-groove joint
tongue-lash
tongue-lashing
tongue-tie
tongued
tongueless
tonguelet
tonguelike
tonguester
tonguing

WORDS THAT END LIKE TONGUE-TIED

amnestied
citied
crosstied
cup-tied
dirtied
emptied
fit to be tied
have one´s hands tied
index-tied
partied
pitied
prettied
propertied
puttied
qualitied
stied
tied
unpitied
unpropertied
unqualitied

Synonyms and antonyms of tongue-tied in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TONGUE-TIED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tongue-tied» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of tongue-tied

Translation of «tongue-tied» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TONGUE-TIED

Find out the translation of tongue-tied to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tongue-tied from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tongue-tied» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

张口结舌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

traba la lengua
570 millions of speakers

English

tongue-tied
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अवाक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معقود اللسان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

косноязычен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

com a língua presa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাক্রূদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

muet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lidah-terikat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stumm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

舌結ば
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

혀가 묶여
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Basa liyané
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không cho nói
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாயடைத்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जीभ-बद्ध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

suskun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

muto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

onieśmielony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

недорікуватий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

legat - limba
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γλωσσοδεμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sprakeloos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tunghäfta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tongue-tied

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TONGUE-TIED»

The term «tongue-tied» is regularly used and occupies the 71.534 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TONGUE-TIED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tongue-tied

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4 QUOTES WITH «TONGUE-TIED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tongue-tied.
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Annie Baker
I'm terrible at speaking extemporaneously about my work - I get completely tongue-tied and consumed with fear.
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Abraham Cahan
If a man is tongue-tied, don't laugh at him, but, rather, feel pity for him, as you would for a man with broken legs.
3
Iain Glen
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.
4
Ernie Harwell
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!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TONGUE-TIED»

Discover the use of tongue-tied in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tongue-tied and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tongue-Tied: The Lives of Multilingual Children in Public ...
Tongue-Tied is an anthology that gives voice to millions of people who, on a daily basis, are denied the opportunity to speak in their own language.
Otto Santa Ana, 2004
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Tongue-tied: The Lives of Multilingual Children in Public ...
Tongue-Tied is an anthology that gives voice to millions of people who, on a daily basis, are denied the opportunity to speak in their own language.
Otto Santa Ana, 2004
3
Tongue-Tied!
No? Then read about kids who have - eight twisted tales to leave you tongue-tied! By the master of madness - The one and only Paul Jennings
Paul Jennings, 2002
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Art Made Tongue-tied by Authority: Elizabethan and Jacobean ...
In "Art Made Tongue-tied by Authority" Janet Clare argues that to understand dramatic and theatrical censorship in the Renaissance we need to map its terrain, note its serial changes and examine the language through which it was articulated ...
Janet Clare, 1999
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Impossibly Tongue-Tied
All over Hollywood, men are dialing O—for orgasms.
Josie Brown, 2009
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Tongue Tied
Fast paced historical novel set in the Tryweryn Valley and the Rhondda. A powerful story that explores relationships, Religion, Language and identity - and how all these things can tear families apart.
Peter Griffiths, 2009
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Tongue Tied
Accepting a job from a right-wing radio DJ whose wife has been threatened, private investigator Donald Strachey learns that the threats are coming from a radical gay rights group that has been defunct for more than twenty years.
Richard Stevenson, 2009
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Tongue-Tied America: Reviving The Art of Verbal Persuasion
This concise, practical text focuses on the art and craft of persuasive oral argument. It explores why people are ill-at-ease with public speaking and addresses why the problem exists, why it matters, and what to do about it.
Robert N. Sayler, Molly Bishop Shadel, 2011
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Tongue-tied
When the anonymous girl "Tongue-Tied" calls the romance hotline and expresses her shyness when she is near a certain boy, Joni, Crystal, and Su-Su spring into action, and poor Tongue-Tied gets a response from the wrong boy. Original.
Betsy Haynes, 1995
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Tongue, Tied and Other Short Plays
Plays include: Tongue, Tied (1m, 1f) A man and a woman fall in love through their hand puppets.
M. Thomas Cooper, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TONGUE-TIED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tongue-tied is used in the context of the following news items.
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Explaining Lisps so you will not get tongue-tied
THERE are three types of tax free savings accounts (FTSAs) available, I explained in last week's column that the money market accounts (more generally known ... «BDlive, Jul 15»
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Ghostwriters help the tongue-tied get through that wedding toast
... more than 400 clients, mostly celebrities, athletes and Wall Street executives, has a small stable of ghostwriters she sends the tongue-tied richest 1 percent to. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
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Review: 'Orange Is the New Black' Season 3, 'Tongue-Tied'
And so it is with the utmost pride and sincerity that episode seven, the supreme “Tongue-Tied,” pulls back the curtain on New Larry. Fellow squishy-looking white ... «Newsweek, Jun 15»
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Girl Got You Tongue-Tied? Here's What To Say
She's cute, she's funny, she's basically perfect in every way. You can already picture long walks on the beach and late nights doing all kinds of cute, ... «MTV.com, Jun 15»
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Tongue-tied
“I CAN speak Chinese, I'm so awesome!” reads a sign on the wall of the Mingde primary school in Shufu, a town near the oasis city of Kashgar in the far western ... «The Economist, Jun 15»
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Orange Is The New Black: “Tongue-Tied
In a shift from Orange Is The New Black's first two seasons, we will be covering the show on a daily basis this year, with regular reviews posting at 7 p.m. Eastern ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Jun 15»
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'Tongue-Tied'
Norma has become something of a religious prophet by the time “Tongue-Tied” has rolled around. She caught on to Gloria's dealings in Santeria while working ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jun 15»
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'Orange is the New Black' binge recap: 'Tongue-Tied'
A lesser show would have collapsed under the weight of so many outlandish plots, but “Tongue-Tied” handles it all smoothly. Our flashbacks this time center ... «USA TODAY, Jun 15»
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What We Really Learned From Jeb Bush's Tongue-Tied Response …
Thanks to Jeb Bush's tongue-tied responses to repeated questions about his brother's regrettable record as president, we finally had the “Should we invade Iraq ... «The Nation., May 15»
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Treating the tongue-tied
Stuttering affects five percent of the world's population at some time in their lives and disappears in most young children. But while treatable, it is incurable and a ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Tongue-Tied [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tongue-tied>. Apr 2024 ».
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