'Tongue-tied' definitions:
Definition of 'tongue-tied'
From: WordNet
adjective
Unable to express yourself clearly or fluently; "felt tongue-tied with embarrassment"; "incoherent with grief" [syn: incoherent, tongue-tied]
Definition of 'Tongue-tied'
From: GCIDE
- Tongue-tied \Tongue"-tied`\, a.
- 1. Destitute of the power of distinct articulation; having an impediment in the speech, esp. when caused by a short fraenum. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Unable to speak freely, from whatever cause. [1913 Webster]
- Love, therefore, and tongue-tied simplicity. --Shak. [1913 Webster]