I may seem confident, but I get extremely nervous speaking in front of people. My hands tremble, I get all tongue-tied, and sometimes I don't even know what I'm saying myself.
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Tongue-tied
//ˈtʌŋtaɪd//
Synonyms for "tongue-tied" (26 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Strong matches (7)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (13)
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2 entriesTranslations
13 translations across 10 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- kieli solmussa adj (unable to express oneself clearly or fluently — see also at a loss for words, speechless)
French
1 entries- sans voix adj (unable to express oneself clearly or fluently — see also at a loss for words, speechless)
Georgian
1 entries- ბლუ adj (unable to express oneself clearly or fluently — see also at a loss for words, speechless)
German
1 entries- Sprachlos adj (unable to express oneself clearly or fluently — see also at a loss for words, speechless)
Japanese
1 entries- 口籠もった adj (unable to express oneself clearly or fluently — see also at a loss for words, speechless)
Latin
1 entries- ēlinguis adj (unable to express oneself clearly or fluently — see also at a loss for words, speechless)
Māori
3 entries- arero whīwhiwhi adj (suffering from tongue-tie or ankyloglossia)
- arero whīwhiwhi adj (unable to express oneself clearly or fluently — see also at a loss for words, speechless)
- whīwhiwhi te arero adj (unable to express oneself clearly or fluently — see also at a loss for words, speechless)
Romanian
1 entries- încuiat adj (unable to express oneself clearly or fluently — see also at a loss for words, speechless)
Russian
1 entries- косноязы́чный adj (unable to express oneself clearly or fluently — see also at a loss for words, speechless)
Swedish
2 entries- tunghäfta adj (suffering from tongue-tie or ankyloglossia)
- tunghäfta adj (unable to express oneself clearly or fluently — see also at a loss for words, speechless)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
I got all tongue-tied when she spoke to me.
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Due to excitement, I became tongue-tied.
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I get tongue-tied in front of you.
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