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

tongue-tied ADJ

tongue-tied

oniemiały

to get tongue-tied with surprise

oniemieć ze zdumienia

Usage examples with tongue-tied

to get tongue-tied with surprise

oniemieć ze zdumienia

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This is what gives the impression that the frenulums of some previously tongue-tied infants will stretch with age and growth.

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There, people chuckled when unmarried women visited doctors but remained tongue-tied when they were found dead under mysterious circumstances.

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

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

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

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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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Terry's a tongue-tied mess, though he admits it.

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

www.telegraph.co.uk

You'd always play the same scenario over and over again in your head -- but end up getting tongue-tied when you're in front of him/her.

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