tongue-tied
Example Sentences
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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
Still others remained tongue-tied about the “quandary” at hand, as Florida Sen. Marco Rubio put it.
From Slate • Feb. 27, 2024
Giamatti watchers may have a hard time imagining the actor tongue-tied.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2024
Finally I came upon a nearly deserted shop where, despite being tongue-tied at first, I succeeded in pawning a cup that belonged to my father.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
