Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tongue-tie

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: tongue-tie
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ankyloglossia, a congenital oral anomaly.

Uncountable

noun

A piece of cloth used to tie down a horse's tongue, to facilitate breathing etc.

Countable

verb

To disconcert or fluster (a person) so that they cannot speak coherently.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Marry—as the friendly vapour ascended, how his prattle would curl up sometimes with it! the ligaments, which tongue-tied him, were loosened, and the stammerer proceeded a statist!"

Usage

Inflected Forms

tongue-ties (plural) tongue tie (alternative) tongue-ties (present, singular) tongue-tying (participle, present) tongue-tied (participle, past) tongue-tied (past)

Questions

What does tongue-tie mean?: Ankyloglossia, a congenital oral anomaly.

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