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tongue-tied

[tuhng-tahyd] / ˈtʌŋˌtaɪd /
ADJECTIVE
unable to speak
Synonyms
STRONG
amazed astounded dazed dumbfounded garbled mute shocked shy stammering
WEAK
aghast at a loss for words bashful choked up dumbstruck inarticulate mum silent speechless uncommunicative voiceless

Example Sentences

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Heinicke, a 10-year NFL veteran, has spent the last three weeks learning the complex scheme that at first had him tongue-tied while calling out a play.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024

Giamatti watchers may have a hard time imagining the actor tongue-tied.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2024

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

From Science Daily • Oct. 11, 2023

“There wasn’t …” It was the first time I’d ever seen Harry tongue-tied.

From Slate • May 27, 2023

I'm so tongue-tied that I can’t think of any of the dozen things I’ve saved up to tell Carla.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez