tongue-tied

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Titled Shy, it describes how Rapp became tongue-tied around the British musician when they toured together in 2023.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025

Make it five minutes,” the software would, in theory, be able to figure out what the tongue-tied person meant to say.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2024

Speech production is a complex neural phenomenon that has left researchers explaining it tongue-tied.

From Science Daily • Oct. 11, 2023

During our studio visit, Bradford turned uncharacteristically tongue-tied when he tried to articulate the sculpture’s relationship to that period.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

“I’ll get tongue-tied, and Kate will get steamed. It has to be you, Reynie.”

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart