tongue-tied : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tongue-tied	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for tongue-tied
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tongue-tied adj unable to express yourself clearly or fluently; "felt tongue-tied with embarrassment"; "incoherent with grief" Synonym(s): incoherent, tongue-tied
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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 fr[91]num. 2. Unable to speak freely, from whatever cause. Love, therefore, and tongue-tied simplicity. --Shak.