5 example sentences using tongue-tied.
Tongue-tied used in a sentence
Tongue-tied in a sentence as an adjective
Yes it is. Example - sometimes people are "tongue-tied" - they know what they want to say, but can't remember the word for that.
Two of our children have been identifed as tongue-tied by midwives in hospital.
Sometimes the baby is tongue-tied, like ours, and the breastfeeding advice is unlikely to work until that is fixed.
Clear me of that manifold guilt which makes me the laughing-stock of fools, tongue-tied and uncomplaining, because I know that my troubles come from thee; spare me this punishment; I faint under thy powerful hand.
The credential still is meaningful - how much spadework is there to training an educated subject vs one with no vocabulary, no facility with theory, no proven ability to learn?So yes, hire a successful college grad over, say, a tongue-tied inexperienced person without a degree.
Tongue-tied definitions
unable to express yourself clearly or fluently; "felt tongue-tied with embarrassment"; "incoherent with grief"
See also: incoherent