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" (33 found)
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Adjective(3 words)
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Adjective(2 words)
Noun(1 words)
lingual frenulum breve
Related words (16)
Adjective(3 words)
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2 entriesdescriptive adjectivemedical condition
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5 entriesCollocations
5 entriesbe tongue-tiedtongue-tied expressiontongue-tied looktongue-tied momenttongue-tied student
Inflections
2 entriesmore tongue-tiedmost tongue-tied
Derivations
2 entriestongue tietongue-tie
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2 entriesSample 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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