tongue-tie
tongue-tie · tongue-ties · tongue-tied · tongue-tying
To disconcert or fluster so that they cannot speak coherentlyTo disconcert or fluster (a person) so that they cannot speak coherently.
Meaning
1 sensesTo disconcert or fluster (a person) so that they cannot speak coherently.
More definitions
- deprive of speech
Forms
tongue-ties, tongue-tying, tongue-tied, tongue-tied| Base form | tongue-tie · to tongue-tie |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | tongue-ties |
| Present participle | tongue-tying |
| Past simple | tongue-tied |
| Past participle | tongue-tied |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.