tongue-tie

[ tuhng-tahy ]
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noun
  1. impeded motion of the tongue caused especially by shortness of the frenum, which binds it to the floor of the mouth.

verb (used with object),tongue-tied, tongue-ty·ing.
  1. to make tongue-tied.

Origin of tongue-tie

1
First recorded in 1545–55; back formation from tongue-tied

Words Nearby tongue-tie

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How to use tongue-tie in a sentence

  • A deficient or excessive development of the lingual frenulum may also interfere with the movements of the tongue (tongue-tie).

    Pedagogical Anthropology | Maria Montessori
  • The child was taken to a physician who operated and corrected the tongue-tie.

    Civics and Health | William H. Allen

British Dictionary definitions for tongue-tie

tongue-tie

noun
  1. a congenital condition in which the tongue has restricted mobility as the result of an abnormally short frenulum

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