tongue-tied



tongue-tied

1. mod. unable to speak from fear or confusion. (Standard English.) Why do you get tongue-tied in front of a crowd?
2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. He was tongue-tied and couldn’t stand up.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aneirin-Welsh
Patricija-Slovene, Croatian
Zechariahzek-ə-RIE-ə (English)Biblical, English
BrandyBRAN-deeEnglish
Dzvezda-Macedonian
Kishan-Indian, Hindi, Gujarati