Tongue-tied (Adjective)
Meaning
Unable to express yourself clearly or fluently; "felt tongue-tied with embarrassment"; "incoherent with grief".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The shy student felt tongue-tied during the oral presentation and stumbled over her words.
- After hearing the news of her grandmother's passing, she was tongue-tied with grief and couldn't utter a single word.
- The young musician was tongue-tied while introducing herself on live television and forgot her own name.
- During the job interview, John felt tongue-tied when asked about his strengths and weaknesses.
- In the presence of her celebrity crush, Emily became tongue-tied and struggled to hold a coherent conversation.