Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Restricted mobility of the tongue resulting from abnormal shortness of the frenum.
- transitive verb To make tongue-tied.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Impeded motion of the tongue in consequence of the shortness of the frenum linguæ.
- To deprive of the power of speech or of distinct articulation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) Impeded motion of the tongue because of the shortness of the frænum, or of the adhesion of its margins to the gums.
- transitive verb To deprive of speech or the power of speech, or of distinct articulation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine
Ankyloglossia , acongenital oral anomaly .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb deprive of speech
- noun a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue
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Examples
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Sir Michael Stoute is trying him in a tongue-tie today and the colt would have a major chance if back to the best of his juvenile form.
Talking Horses 2010
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Have you had your baby evaluated for a tongue-tie?
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Some of them couldn't get enough milk going; some had nipples that were too big, or a baby with a too-small mouth, or a baby with a tongue-tie, or a baby that just didn't feed, got jaundice from not feeding, had to go back into hospital and, by the time it came out, was bottle-accomplished but no longer knew how to do it the old-fashioned way.
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A minor medical procedure can correct the problem of tongue-tie.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008
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A minor medical procedure can correct the problem of tongue-tie.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008
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A tongue-tie, which isn't always immediately visible to the mom, is one cause of the type of problems you're having.
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In 1820, a tavern keeper arrived named Eliphalet Snedecor (there were few easy names on Long Island back then; they tongue-tie visitors to this day), who rented land from Mr. Nicoll.
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Nothing will tongue-tie a man quicker than a well-spoken woman.
Telegraph Days Larry Mcmurtry 2006
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Anyway, she needs two teeth extracted and she has a tongue-tie, apparently, though you wouldn't know it from the rate she talks, and then in June the orthodontist is going to start doing major work...we have insurance.
Socialist Rant delagar 2006
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Anyway, she needs two teeth extracted and she has a tongue-tie, apparently, though you wouldn't know it from the rate she talks, and then in June the orthodontist is going to start doing major work...we have insurance.
Archive 2006-12-01 delagar 2006
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