Meaning Of The Word Tongue-tie

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tongue-tie in American English
limited motion of the tongue, usually caused by a short frenum and resulting in indistinct articulation
noun: impeded motion of the tongue caused esp. by shortness of the frenum, which binds it to the floor of the mouth
transitive verb: to make tongue-tied

tongue-tie in British English
noun: a congenital condition in which the tongue has restricted mobility as the result of an abnormally short frenulum

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