Be tongue-tied

Synonyms for "be tongue-tied" (13 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)

ankyloglossia bashful embarrassment

Strong matches (4)

Noun(4 words)

hesitate inarticulate mumble muteness

Related words (6)

Noun(6 words)

shy speechless speechlessness stammer stutter tongue-tie

Related word relations

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More general

6 entries

adjectiveanatomical conditioncommunication difficultymedical conditionpsychological statespeak

More specific

10 entries

awkward silencemild tongue-tiemoments of hesitationmumble mumblingpublic speaking anxietysevere tongue-tiestammer stammering stutter

Collocations

12 entries

ankyloglossiabecome tongue-tiedfeel tongue-tiedfrenectomy frenotomyget tongue-tiedlook tongue-tiedmild tongue-tiesevere tongue-tietongue-tietongue-tied expressiontongue-tied moment

Inflections

5 entries

more tongue-tiedmost tongue-tiedtongue-tied tongue-ties tongue-tying

Derivations

3 entries

tongue-tie tongue-tied tongue-tiedness

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