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
Orsina-Italian
Whitmore['hwitmɔ:]
Dana (1)DAH-nah (Czech, Slovak, German)Romanian, Czech, Slovak, German, Hebrew
Luningning-Tagalog
DarenDER-ən, DAR-ənEnglish
Silvestra-Italian, Slovene