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tongue-tied
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Quick answer
As an adjective, tongue-tied means unable to express yourself clearly or fluently.
Meanings of tongue-tied
1 meaningadjective
Unable to express yourself clearly or fluently
“felt tongue-tied with embarrassment”
“incoherent with grief”
Similar: incoherent
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
adjective: unable to express yourself clearly or fluently