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tongue-tied

/tʌŋ taɪd/ /tʌŋ taɪd/
adjective
  1. 1 dili tutulmuş, konuşamayan

Definition (English)

Unable to speak because you are too shy, nervous, or surprised.

Example Sentences

  1. She was too tongue-tied to answer the question.
    Soruyu cevaplayamayacak kadar dili tutulmuştu.
  2. He felt tongue-tied when he met the famous actor.
    Ünlü aktörle tanıştığında dili tutuldu.

Synonyms

speechlesslost for words

Antonyms

Collocations

feel tongue-tiedget tongue-tiedtongue-tied with nervestongue-tied in front of someone

Phrases 16

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