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Tongue-tie   /təŋ-taɪ/   Listen
noun
Tongue-tie  n.  (Med.) Impeded motion of the tongue because of the shortness of the fraenum, or of the adhesion of its margins to the gums.



verb
Tongue-tie  v. t.  To deprive of speech or the power of speech, or of distinct articulation.






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"Tongue-tie" Quotes from Famous Books



... upon the convenient sand studies vigorous though entirely free from the canons of the schools. No authority existed that could tongue-tie his art. Each steamer, each boat which passed was sketched off-hand, and by some little trick, due to his inspiration, character faithful to the original was imparted. Banana-plants in full fruit and slim palms in cluster were ...
— My Tropic Isle • E J Banfield



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