tongue-tied

tongue-tie

T t

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tuhng tahy]
- /tʌŋ taɪ/
- /tʌŋ taɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tuhng tahy]
- /tʌŋ taɪ/

Definitions of tongue-tied word

adjective tongue-tied unable to speak, as from shyness, embarrassment, or surprise. 1
adjective tongue-tied affected with tongue-tie. 1
noun tongue-tied impeded motion of the tongue caused especially by shortness of the frenum, which binds it to the floor of the mouth. 1
verb with object tongue-tied to make tongue-tied. 1
adjective tongue-tied unable to speak 1
adjective tongue-tied with congenital tongue condition 1

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Origin of tongue-tied

First appearance:

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

1520-30; tongue + tied

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Parts of speech for Tongue-tied

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tongue-tied

tongue-tied popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for tongue-tied

adj tongue-tied

aphasiac — pertaining to or affected with aphasia.
aphasic — pertaining to or affected with aphasia.
dumb — lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted.
husher — to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.
iced — of or made of ice: ice shavings; an ice sculpture.

adjective tongue-tied

awkward — An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
inconversable — (obsolete) uncommunicative; reserved.
mute — silent; refraining from speech or utterance.
nonvocal — of, relating to, or uttered with the voice: the vocal mechanism; vocal criticism.
wordless — speechless, silent, or mute.

All 14 Synonyms of tongue-tied

Antonyms for tongue-tied

adj tongue-tied

flipper — a broad, flat limb, as of a seal or whale, especially adapted for swimming.
glib — readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers.

adjective tongue-tied

fluent — spoken or written with ease: fluent French.

All 3 Antonyms of tongue-tied

tongue-tied

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Synonyms for tongue-tied

adj tongue-tied

adjective tongue-tied

Antonyms for tongue-tied

adj tongue-tied

adjective tongue-tied

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