What is the meaning of tongue-tied?

verb

  • Deprive of speech.
    • usage: "When he met his idol, the young man was tongue-tied"

adjective

  • Unable to express yourself clearly or fluently.
    • usage: "felt tongue-tied with embarrassment"; "incoherent with grief"
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