Get Free Checker

tongue-tie

VERB
  1. deprive of speech
    When he met his idol, the young man was tongue-tied

How To Use tongue-tie In A Sentence

  • Not for him the tongue-tied introversion of the self-conscious artist or the mute autism of the affected recluse.
  • One finds oneself going into a room and meeting an archdeacon, and becoming completely tongue-tied.
  • When forced at work to socialise she becomes tongue-tied, and fears that she will blush and make a fool of herself. Know Your Own Mind
  • But I didn't, because I was suddenly tongue-tied and self-conscious.
  • If you want to get involved in evangelization but, like most people, feel tongue-tied and vaguely inept, one easy way to do it is to order some copies of this booklet and give 'em away.
  • He became tongue-tied, embarrassed, and never acted like himself.
  • The footsore pilgrim of old, the wayfarer half frozen from the storm, the tongue-tied lover dropping nervously by, might or might not be glad to hear it.
  • Neither could really speak, being tongue-tied and breathless.
  • In their presence I became self-conscious and tongue-tied.
  • And as usual, I turned into a goofy, gawky, tongue-tied idiot.
View all