tongue-tied

adjective

1. unable to speak, as from shyness, embarrassment, or surprise.
2. affected with tongue-tie.

noun

1. impeded motion of the tongue caused especially by shortness of the frenum, which binds it to the floor of the mouth.

verb (used with object), tongue-tied, tongue-ty·ing.

2. to make tongue-tied.

adjective

1. speechless, esp with embarrassment or shyness
2. having a condition of tongue-tie

noun

1. a congenital condition in which the tongue has restricted mobility as the result of an abnormally short frenulum

n.

1. Restricted mobility of the tongue resulting from abnormal shortness of the frenum.ankyloglossia