what does tongue-tie mean?

TONGUE-TIE as VERB

Meaning
- deprive of speech
Usage Example(s)
- When he met his idol, the young man was tongue-tied
Hypernyms(s) tongue-tie is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Meaning
- a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue
Synonym(s)
- ankyloglossia (what does ankyloglossia mean?)
Hypernyms(s) tongue tie is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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