Translations for „tongue-tied“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈtongue-tied ADJ

tongue-tied

sprachlos

to be/get tongue-tied with surprise

vor Überraschung kein Wort herausbekommen

tongue tie N

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tongue tie (malformation of the tongue) MED

Zungenverwachsung f

tongue tie (malformation of the tongue) MED

Ankyloglossie f spec

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be/get tongue-tied with surprise

vor Überraschung kein Wort herausbekommen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Nor is she responsive to the romantic attentions of a nervous, tongue-tied plumber, who clearly adores her.

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He is smooth and unruffled while the team members are tense and tongue-tied.

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This was not because they were tongue-tied: it is because the organisers did not want to hear them.

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His verses tell how he disliked the change, and how the bustle of the capital, then a great commercial emporium, made him sad and almost tongue-tied for poetry.

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Aside from being a medical condition, tongue-tied means being unable to say what you want to due to confusion or restriction.

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Smooth, engaging and charming, a sociopath will never become tongue-tied or embarrassed.

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Oftentimes, employees get tongue-tied after employers call or ask for doctor's notes.

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The truth is that it was tongue-tied, and that is the real scandal.

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Many young people, tongue-tied and insecure, feel intoxicated by their ability to type a few words that will reach millions.

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The denying and obstinate were tongue-tied in the presence of the power of the evidence.

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