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Definition of: tongue-tie
(tung′tī′) noun
Abnormal shortness of the frenum of the tongue, whereby its motion is impeded or confined.
—v.t.
1. To deprive of speech or the power of speech, or of distinct articulation.
2. To bewilder or amaze so as to render speechless.
—tongue′–tied′ adjective
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