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tongue-tie
[ tuhng-tahy ]
noun
- 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)
- to make tongue-tied.
tongue-tie
noun
- a congenital condition in which the tongue has restricted mobility as the result of an abnormally short frenulum
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tongue-tie1
Example Sentences
Romy and Samuel have safe words, yet our own national conversation about sexual ethics gets tongue-tied whenever it tries to define right and wrong.
Make it five minutes,” the software would, in theory, be able to figure out what the tongue-tied person meant to say.
Fiona and Ben were told by a midwife that they would be better off getting tongue-tie surgery, also known as a lingual frenotomy, privately, as there would be a long wait on the NHS.
She gave birth to her son in 2021 and struggled with getting him to latch due to a tongue-tie.
An estimated 7% of babies are diagnosed with a condition called tongue-tie, in which the connection between the tongue and the floor of the mouth is too strong and limits tongue movement.
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