tongue-tying

Variant of tongue-tie

tongue-tie definition

tongue·-tie (tuŋ′tī′)

noun

limited motion of the tongue, usually caused by a short frenum and resulting in indistinct articulation

transitive verb tongue-tied -·tied′, tongue-tying -·ty′ing

to make tongue-tied

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