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tongue-tie
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Meaning of
'tongue-tie'
(Webster Dictionary)
1 .
Tongue-tie
[
n.
]
- Impeded motion of the tongue because of the shortness of the fraenum, or of the adhesion of its margins to the gums.
2 .
Tongue-tie
[
v. t.
]
- To deprive of speech or the power of speech, or of distinct articulation.
Meaning of 'tongue-tie' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 .
tongue-tie
[
v
]
Meaning (1):
- deprive of speech
Example in sentence:
When he met his idol, the young man was tongue-tied
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