tongue-tied

1. 1.

   unable to express yourself clearly or fluently

   “felt tongue-tied with embarrassment”

   “incoherent with grief”

   Synonymsincoherent

   Similarinarticulate

Questions about tongue-tied

What does tongue-tied mean?

tongue-tied means "unable to express yourself clearly or fluently".

How many syllables are in tongue-tied?

tongue-tied has 3 syllables: ton-gue--tied. The stress falls on "ton".

What is another word for tongue-tied?

Close synonyms include incoherent. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.