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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. unable to express yourself clearly or fluently;
- Example: "felt tongue-tied with embarrassment"
- Example: "incoherent with grief"
[syn: incoherent, tongue-tied]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Unable to speak freely, from whatever cause.
      [1913 Webster]

            Love, therefore, and tongue-tied simplicity. --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tongue-tied
    adj 1: unable to express yourself clearly or fluently; "felt
           tongue-tied with embarrassment"; "incoherent with grief"
           [syn: incoherent, tongue-tied]