| 单词 | tongue-tied |
| 例句 | He stood tongue-tied, feeling his very existence an intrusion, while Zau directed Heqet to the farthest stall, and to the cupboard where he would find the stake. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z It’s amazing how I’m the only one who gets tongue-tied at meeting others. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what else to say, but I wanted Ezinne to know that I appreciated that she was always nice to me even though I was awkward and tongue-tied. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Here is a ticket stub from the first film we ever saw together, the one where I begged my best friend, Elsbeth, to come along, too, in case I got tongue-tied around Bas. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The chaplain was tongue-tied with indecision for a moment. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “His interest was so whole-hearted and obvious that the shyest, most tongue-tied adventurer found himself speaking with entire freedom,” Kermit wrote. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z All I could do was to sit on my hands, tongue-tied and steaming. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Someone with clear and persuasive words, and I’m so easily tongue-tied. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Jonathan, exhausted, tongue-tied, took a quick look about the group of faces. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Finally I came upon a nearly deserted shop where, despite being tongue-tied at first, I succeeded in pawning a cup that belonged to my father. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The Horses were rather tongue-tied for they weren't yet used to being talked to as equals by Humans—grown-up Humans, that is. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z It must have been only publicly that the nation was tongue-tied. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d thought so many times what I’d say when I finally saw her again, but now I was tongue-tied and embarrassed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “I see you’re quite tongue-tied by the honor. That’s right, George, you boys shall personally preside over the completion of my project. If all goes well, that is.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know whose side to go on, so I just stand there, tongue-tied. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He stammered out the details of his discussion with Mars the night before, but he felt much more tongue-tied in front of Grandmother. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I was still frightened of the hostility I sometimes felt emanating from him, and I was still tongue-tied whenever I pictured his perfect face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He hung his head, feeling tongue-tied and naive. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Finally, on Sunday evening he took a pile of laundry to her room and stood at the door, tongue-tied. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I thought talking might come easier for us up here, where there's more to see, but I'm still tongue-tied and Mabel is still silent. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z For the first time I was not utterly tongue-tied. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Tanu was tongue-tied, but I could still remember my nights on the street and the man who had tried to take me away, and I told the rich lady about those things. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I feel awkward all of a sudden—heavy-limbed and tongue-tied. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z And she knew that Nana would get to do the things that she—brown and tongue-tied and full of the wrong kinds of words—could not. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I sincerely had my doubts, considering how tongue-tied I got around them sometimes. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I'd be able to have some privacy in case I got tongue-tied or started to cry. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z On the contrary: He planted himself so impressively in the doorway that Meggie was instantly tongue-tied. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I depended on the Freedom Writers to always be there, and I was tongue-tied when Ms. G got fed up with my crazy antics. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Every one of the Odom boys was red-faced and tongue-tied around her, falling all over each other to open the car door for her or bring her cold lemonade every time we went over there. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “I'm one of the cute guys who gets you tongue-tied?” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z It made her feel small and tongue-tied to be so close to this great hulk of a man. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Which is to say that part of the reason I was so tongue-tied seeing Alger Hiss at the door was sheer disappointment. My dinner with Alger Hiss 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z Racked with self-doubt, he woos his beloved through a handsome yet tongue-tied soldier, ghostwriting his love letters and whispering romantic verses from the shadows. Peter Dinklage Is Still Punk Rock 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z As vaccinations ramp up and our social lives restart, many of us are rusty, tongue-tied, rambling or insecure — and it shows. It’s not just you. We’re all socially awkward now. 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z You’re placed in front of the loveliest person in the world, but I was really tongue-tied for a long time and really scared to be acting in front of him. Matthew Rhys and the All-Feeling Male 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z But it is a song about abandoning "helplessness blues", running back to someone "some day, soon" with "tongue-tied" promises and talk of orchards. Fleet Foxes announce new album 2011-02-01T10:12:46Z Mr. Norris focuses on the evasions, euphemisms and tongue-tied paralysis that afflict such discussions and comes to the conclusion that talk — at least among the all-American solipsists he portrays — is worse than cheap: it’s valueless. Theater Review | 'Clybourne Park': Good Defenses Make Good Neighbors 2010-02-22T08:11:00Z But Ran was tongue-tied this time, since in fact he was hopeless at directions, and was always getting lost when he drove around Jerusalem. A Brief History of Death 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z Sure, there’s maybe something droll in seeing people get tongue-tied in defending outreach for outreach’s sake. 'Silicon Valley' Recap: 'I'm Not a Woman Engineer' 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z It would be comforting to think that this is harmless sloppiness, like the “Bushisms” of the famously tongue-tied 43rd president. Analysis | ‘The buck stops with everybody’: How Trump twists cliches to do his bidding 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Ms. Mara’s character waits for an opening and then, with a few well-chosen words, reduces him to tongue-tied misery. Film: A Zillion Friends, and a Few Enemies 2010-09-19T04:36:00Z The movie is like a superior athlete who gets tongue-tied in a post-game interview but on the field is poetry in motion. A B-Plus for The A-Team 2010-06-12T19:55:00Z Like pretty much everyone else, she was tongue-tied and halting—Hollywood shorthand for sincere—when required to talk, sans script, to an audience. Should the Oscars Survive? 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z She found herself a little tongue-tied at an outdoor Alvin Valley ready-to-wear show in Southampton in October, a rare outing and momentary return to the runway. Feeling Socially Awkward? Even Extroverts Are a Little Rusty 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z Some nervy teenage boys show up at a party in, amazingly, Croydon, and are tongue-tied when it comes to chatting up the opposite sex. The 75 films we're most excited about in 2016 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Some people are star-struck and others tongue-tied in my presence, even though I insist I'm not her. What I'm really thinking: the lookalike 2013-07-27T07:00:05Z You were famously tongue-tied in your Golden Globes speech. Emmy Nominations 2016: Maura Tierney on ‘The Affair’ and Helen’s Swearing 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z A tongue-tied idealist, crushed by Kitty’s early attraction to Vronsky, Levin despairs of wooing her away to the farm and the peasants he cherishes. Anna Karenina: Keira Knightley Gives Her All for Love 2012-11-15T13:00:53Z One might imagine we would be less tongue-tied. Unmarried Spouses Have a Way With Words 2013-01-04T21:50:17Z Like more than a few of her previous songs, it’s about an unrequited crush; this one leaves her shy, infatuated and tongue-tied. The Playlist: Taylor Swift Has a Miserable Crush and 12 More New Songs 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z And when Claggart falsely accuses Billy of plotting mutiny and sees the lad is too tongue-tied to respond, he laughs in his face, goading him to throw the punch that will kill him. A grim, ghostly 'Billy Budd' on British stage 2012-06-24T11:27:08Z It begins with Fallon’s usual combination of charming and awkwardly tongue-tied; then the two launch into one of the Stones’ best, eternally fresh tunes. Jimmy Fallon, evil genius: Even Billy Joel sounds good on his stage 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z She’s a put-together advertising type; he’s a slovenly writer given to inane jokes and tongue-tied gurgles in the presence of attractive women. Movie Review: ‘I Give It a Year,’ a Comedy by Dan Mazer 2013-08-09T00:44:18Z Which rendered the usually unflappable host almost — almost! — tongue-tied. Dancing with the Stars Watch: What The Fox? 2013-10-29T03:19:18Z Capaldi said he and Mackie been approached by fans, notably a young man who became tongue-tied and confused them for their predecessors. Pearl Mackie talks Doctor Who diversity: ‘There’s a lot of strong women of color' 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z The world leaves him “tongue-tied and dizzy,” Pecknold sang in “Helplessness Blues.” Concert review: Fleet Foxes at Chicago Theatre 2011-10-01T05:31:00Z See More » Lindsi Shine, a high-end lifestyle consultant in New York with over 400 clients, mostly celebrities, athletes and Wall Street executives, has a small stable of ghostwriters she sends tongue-tied 1 percenters to. Turning To a Ghostwriter for a Personal Toast 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Such as when she's flustered by a question, or embarrassed about something, or just a little tongue-tied. Yeah Yeah Yeahs: they wear it well 2013-04-12T23:01:00Z Midway through Act I, for instance, the character Jim — a white minister in the middle-class neighborhood of the title — becomes tongue-tied asking if “Negro” is more courteous than “colored.” ?Clybourne Park? Looks at Race Relations in ?59 and Today 2012-04-13T04:00:37Z And after an evening with your shy and now even more tongue-tied father, your girlfriend will probably need to check herself into the Self-Esteem Hospital. Social Q?s: Plenty of Seats, but Only One Behind the Wheel 2011-06-16T23:59:30Z Similarly, every now and then a public event occurs that is of such enormity that it leaves would-be interpreters almost tongue-tied. Critic?s Notebook: Richard Nelson and Jonas Hassen Khemiri?s Takes on 9/11 2011-09-21T22:01:28Z Later on, as president, he was willing to appear tongue-tied if it would help conceal his designs. You are not special 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Seacrest doesn’t get nervous before going on air or when he’s about to speak to the masses, but says big Zoom meetings leave him tongue-tied. Slow down? Never. Ryan Seacrest says he’s busier than ever 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z But viewers won’t be in the wrong for secretly hoping he, or another presenter, gets tongue-tied. John Travolta Will Save the Oscars 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z I make my living through the use of words, yet I find myself as tongue-tied when speaking of such things as anyone else. I don’t know how to discuss being raped: I am different, permanently, but there’s no language to describe how 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z Not to spoil anything, but she does and also gets a romantic subplot of her own, with a tongue-tied crooner played by Ben Platt. Review: ‘Pitch Perfect 2,’ With Anna Kendrick and More Fat Amy 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Moore, awkward and often tongue-tied, is not a natural stage creature. Review: Michael Moore, Bragging on Broadway, in ‘The Terms of My Surrender’ 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z From tart-tongued to a little tongue-tied: "Please wrap up ...I'm wrapping up!" she cried. Moments to remember from Oscar 2012 2012-02-27T03:33:09Z Terence Rattigan inevitably comes to mind: nowhere more so than in the painfully funny scene where Holly's tongue-tied father seeks to offer his son a little sexual education. Review 2010-06-01T23:29:00Z Chevy became less tongue-tied once Richard came out and took the guest chair next to Johnny. “I don’t like Chevy”: Richard Pryor and Chevy Chase’s tense post-”Saturday Night Live” battle 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z For many men, it makes them self-conscious and tongue-tied: Will a female therapist be strong enough? Massage’s First Issue: Man or Woman Therapist? 2012-09-15T00:57:13Z I would be tongue-tied You turned 60 in May. ArtsBeat: Emmys Watch: Christine Baranski on 'The Good Wife' and Competing With Maggie Smith 2012-09-18T20:28:48Z You’ve often told the story of how nervous you were around Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada” — and here I am, suddenly feeling rather tongue-tied around you. Anne Hathaway Dares You Not to Look Away 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z The conversation that followed with Brandon was brief and, frankly, embarrassing, with my father and I both caught off-guard and tongue-tied, offering up the most vapid of clichés. I survived mass Internet rage 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z In this increasingly unequal age, it renders the tongue-tied articulate and the shallow profound. Welcome to Plutocrat-geddon! Obama and Thomas Friedman flatter our new billionaire overlords 2014-04-22T16:03:00Z Come Oscar night, it looks as though there will be a lot of speeches inspired by that tongue-tied king. `King's Speech' rules obvious batch of Oscar bait 2011-01-31T13:08:18Z Her cheeks are in a state of permanent semi-blush, and he conveys stammering, tongue-tied desire. ‘Cyrano’ Review: Who Wrote the Book of Love? 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z As if his name weren't enough -- Weerasethakul has occasionally invited Western journalists to address him as "Joe," in recognition of our total tongue-tied defeat -- it's called "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives." Cannes this film festival be saved? 2010-05-12T18:12:00Z Until then, it's so good it will leave you tongue-tied. Speechless 2010-08-08T14:21:00Z His response is that of a vulgar, nervous kid turned lame, tongue-tied dad, as mystified by parenting as he once was by sex: The Best Jokes of 2018 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Speech production is a complex neural phenomenon that has left researchers explaining it tongue-tied. Researchers reconstruct speech from brain activity, illuminates complex neural processes 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z “And not just Boyle Heights, but the whole district. It’s a pot of mixtures ...” she continued, then stopped, tongue-tied. Column: Wendy Carrillo explains why she's running against her former ally, Kevin de León 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z During our studio visit, Bradford turned uncharacteristically tongue-tied when he tried to articulate the sculpture’s relationship to that period. The Artist Mark Bradford Is Finally Ready to Go There 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z This dilemma explains why they are tongue-tied on policy — and why it will be hard for them to avoid reverting to the attack politics McConnell says he laments. Opinion | Republican woes are about a lot more than Trump 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Saving his sharpest criticism for President Biden, Mr. Trump played a “Let’s Get Ready to Bumble” video showing various clips of Mr. Biden getting tongue-tied. Trump stumps in Arizona for Blake Masters, Kari Lake and down-ticket Republicans 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z In particular, he described Jack Straw as being "mystifyingly tongue-tied" in one key UK/US meeting and labelled him as a B-list politician who was "more to be liked than admired". Ex-ambassador Sir Christopher Meyer dies at 78 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z The poet’s anger explodes, while finding unexpected beauty in tongue-tied humor and sarcasm. Review: The L.A. Philharmonic protests. Who's listening? 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z “But I couldn’t. I was frozen in my torment, tongue-tied in my destiny.” Review | Jokha Alharthi’s ‘Bitter Orange Tree’ is a taste of extravagant grief 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z But Brnovich was whipsawed by questions, also from both sides of the court’s ideological divide, that at times appeared to leave him tongue-tied. Supreme Court considers whether Biden administration properly ditched Trump immigration rule 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z However, when it came time for Snoop to read the name, he clearly got a little tongue-tied after reading so many and pronounced it "Been Affley." Ben Affleck addresses Snoop Dogg mispronouncing his name at Golden Globe nominations reading 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z In an invite-only Facebook group for tongue-tied adults, which has more than 15,000 members, some advocates report improvements in everything from facial composition to migraines, neck tension, anxiety, and even bowel movements. Short on evidence, dubious therapies turn to the tongue 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z Before his newfound fame, he was an apologetic tongue-tied mess in her presence. Review: Sorry, haters, the movie version of 'Dear Evan Hansen' isn’t a train wreck 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Aside from how emotionally painful that sounds, frozen in torment and tongue-tied in destiny are particularly challenging conditions to sustain in a novel, which demands at least a modicum of dynamic movement. Review | Jokha Alharthi’s ‘Bitter Orange Tree’ is a taste of extravagant grief 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Deferring to his cup of Earl Grey tea — at, appropriately enough, West Hollywood’s London Hotel — he is unabashedly tongue-tied and discombobulated by all the fuss. Jeremy Swift brings his music — and his wife — to 'Ted Lasso' 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z Perhaps the tongue-tied Everyman is true to life. Review | A true story of gay bullying turns preachy in the Mark Wahlberg movie ‘Joe Bell’ 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z As the Tao Te Ching puts it, “Great skill seems awkward; great eloquence seems tongue-tied.” Perspective | Cicadas are terrible at living in the world they’re emerging into. Just like us. 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z One recurring device has a flustered speaker mixing high rhetoric, the stuff of the university or Wikipedia, with tongue-tied filler. Review: An Italian immigrant poker pro takes a gamble on — what else? — a Fellini-esque Vegas novel 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z When I was younger, I was tongue-tied shy. ‘Stripes are my version of a warm bath’: a fashion editor’s hits and misses 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z Seacrest doesn’t get nervous before going on air or when he’s about to speak to the masses, but says big Zoom meetings leave him tongue-tied. Slow down? Never. Ryan Seacrest says he’s busier than ever 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z When Brown asked where she was calling from and to state Brown’s address, the woman was tongue-tied. A Black voting rights activist confronts the ghosts of racial terror in North Carolina 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z But under the fairly predictable questions of talk show appearances, she was tongue-tied about exactly that is supposed to happen. Betsy Devos wants to turn millions of children into Trump's pandemic lab rats 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z My own hope – and it is merely a hope at this point – is that somewhere in the soul of that tongue-tied, old-school Delaware pol flickers the forgotten core value of the Democratic party: solidarity. What's behind Joe Biden's mystique? | Thomas Frank 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z "In those days, I was very shy and tongue-tied. She was a known figure so when I got called for an interview, I was very nervous. But she immediately put me at ease." Iconic editor’s virus death adds to care home tragedy 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z He’s been especially tongue-tied in debates with lots of candidates shouting to be heard — but there won’t be any more of those. Column: Joe Biden could learn from Ronald Reagan 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z The impressive scale of his victory reversed the perception of failure that had grown from his tongue-tied debate performances, poor results in Iowa and New Hampshire, and reported donor exodus. Super Tuesday results surprised pundits. Do more shocks await us? | Geoffrey Kabaservice 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Each time he went before the board, Smith ended up tongue-tied and inarticulate. Can You Talk Your Way Out of a Life Sentence? 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z He told Keith someone wanted to meet him, called the employee over and surely enjoyed how tongue-tied she was by the surprise encounter. In appreciation: David Stern made the NBA what it is today 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z He told Keith someone wanted to meet him, called the employee over and surely enjoyed how tongue-tied she was by the surprise encounter. In appreciation: David Stern made the NBA what it is today 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z The situation frequently left senators tongue-tied or, worse, “stooping to the most abject supplication.” What the Roman senate’s groveling before emperors explains about GOP senators’ support for Trump 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Yet at a moment when a pair of new candidates were entering the race in part because of his perceived weakness, the former vice president appeared tongue-tied on more than one occasion. With Impeachment as Backdrop, Democrats Direct Fire at Trump in Debate 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Tripping over words and being tongue-tied is one thing. Jen Mueller: What to do when you’re fumbling for words | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z And yet, while there were moments when the CEO found himself tongue-tied, for the most part Zuckerberg handled himself well. After this week’s hearing, Libra really might be in trouble 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z In one hearing on the census, she left Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross tongue-tied with questions about how and why he added a citizenship question to the 2020 census. ‘Trial lawyer’ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez turns hearings into appointment viewing 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z It comes when the hero needs to reveal his true feelings but instead becomes tongue-tied. Politics may be broken. But it’s only politics that can save us | Jonathan Freedland 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z A scene in which the Genie tries to help the tongue-tied Aladdin at court is Smith at his funniest in years. Review: Smith’s fine in ‘Aladdin.’ Another guy’s the problem 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z “I’m a fan, so I like watching the storylines unfold. I’m such a fan that I get tongue-tied when I get to meet Tessa Blanchard.” Jeanie Buss needs to play a bigger role in Lakers' reality show 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z He can get tongue-tied, as he sometimes seemed at the Sanders reception. He couldn’t speak as a child. Now this autistic student is giving a commencement address 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z In the years following Four Weddings, Grant went on to play similarly tongue-tied romantic leads in a string of British and Hollywood films, including Curtis's own Notting Hill and Love Actually. What to expect from the Four Weddings charity sequel 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z As someone notes after a grueling interview with a tongue-tied screenwriting candidate, some writers write — and write brilliantly — because they’re not particularly good at speaking. Review: ‘The Competition’ peeks behind closed doors at France’s La Fémis film school 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z But the ploy backfires when Rezaian hands the phone to his jailor, saying his furious mother would like a word, forcing the hapless Kazem into tongue-tied retreat. Reporter Jason Rezaian on 544 days in Iranian jail: ‘They never touched me – but I was tortured’ 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Clearly I was tongue-tied as the word I purportedly said is not in my vocabulary,” he wrote on Twitter at the time. Despite 'polite' boos in China, Redick shoots perfect 10-for-10 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z That’s when she realized Mason was tongue-tied, a condition formally called ankyloglossia. Tongue-tied boy finally speaks clearly, thanks to dentist 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z And now that the moment is closer - the Emmy Awards will be presented next month - she’s worried that she might get a little tongue-tied. ‘The Sinner’ was cathartic for Emmy nominee Jessica Biel 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z Names might not be pronounced the way that they look or their length may leave people tongue-tied. 'That is not how you say my name' 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z For all his loquaciousness, Mr. Raskin turns uncharacteristically tongue-tied when asked to explain his passion for the public schools. He’s ‘Old School’ — and Has the Dunce Chair to Prove It 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z Or the time in Toledo when he got tongue-tied around Jackson Browne. New Storm coach Dan Hughes escapes the pressure by losing himself in music 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z Companies that pour hundreds of millions of dollars into drug advertising were tongue-tied when asked to comment on the president’s proposal. Bid to make big pharma ads include drug prices 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z In "Only Yesterday," 27-year-old Taeko remembers her first conversation with a boy she liked and how they were too tongue-tied to utter more than a few awkward words. Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata was a true poet of Japanese animation 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Alongside the tongue-tied paralysis of parents and teachers, pupils are subject to a Gradgrindian testing regime, and strict discipline is on the rise in academy chains. We went too far in toppling authority. Some is good for us | Eliane Glaser 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Redick took to Twitter to dispute the claims, writing: "Clearly I was tongue-tied, as the word I purportedly said is not in my vocabulary. I'm disappointed that anyone would think I would use that word." Outrage at NBA star's 'racist' video 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z Grief has a language all its own, but even the best therapists can get tongue-tied around the tricky stuff. How to Speak Grief 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z The debate over returning to earmarks appears to be leaving some Republicans tongue-tied. House Republicans reconsider earmarks 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z The person who should be protected is left tongue-tied for the rest of their life, dreams crushed. ‘I Was Blacklisted From Employment’: Speaking Up in the Workplace 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z You’d have to know my father to understand the significance of him being tongue-tied about Louisville basketball. Perspective | Rick Pitino’s latest transgression leaves one Louisville fan without words 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z Saturday, faced with deadly violence during a second day of neo-Nazi marches in a quiet, Virginia college town, Trump seemed uncharacteristically tongue-tied. Usually quick to comment, Trump suddenly at loss for words in response to Charlottesville violence 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z “The guard at the door admitted the president, but was too tongue-tied to announce him,” wrote Daniel Mark Epstein in “The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage,” which quotes a senator as saying: Who are the Trump White House leakers? In Lincoln’s day, it might have been his wife. 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z They laugh over how she once surprised William, then 12 or 13, by inviting three models to meet him at home, leaving him tongue-tied and blushing. Personal photos from Princess Diana's collection published 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z He gained a reputation as a pugnacious, often tongue-tied defender of a boss in President Trump who never really wanted him in the job and always thought he could do better at defending himself. The ‘Spicey’ show comes to an end: Sean Spicer quits as White House press secretary 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Winger grows suddenly tongue-tied when asked to address the idea that she is an oracle for a younger generation of women. Debra Winger and Tracy Letts on their chemistry in 'The Lovers' and, reluctantly, on Hollywood and women 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z “If I’m tongue-tied, it’s because what just happened is the best thing that has ever happened to me professionally in my career,” Pritchett said. Leah Pritchett realizes goal by winning top-fuel race at NHRA Winternationals 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z He recently recorded a segment on NPR and found himself tongue-tied, trying to make sense of the current political upheaval. John Edgar Wideman Against the World 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z I got tongue-tied in his company, and clumsy. Carrie Fisher on Harrison Ford: ‘I love him. I'll always feel something for him’ 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z But in 2015 it was the famously tongue-tied Rick Perry who landed upon what seemed like the most accurate descriptor to date: he called Trump “a cancer”. Looking for a Trump metaphor? He's an autoimmune disease | Lucia Graves 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z Nonplussed and tongue-tied, politicians give themselves over to message gurus such as Frank Luntz, who peddle the notion that poll-tested words — honed and targeted with scientific precision — can pick the lock of public opinion. How offending people and lying on the political stage became a mark of integrity 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Political correctness had “tongue-tied America,” Mr. Cox declared. Behind a Facade of G.O.P. Unity, Frayed Edges Painfully Exposed 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z They then flew to North Carolina for a rally, where Trump called a tongue-tied Corker to the stage — leaving many observers to believe that this was the senator’s audition, and that he flunked it. How Donald Trump Picked His Running Mate 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Though I’d prepared what I wanted to say, I was tongue-tied and barely coherent. Dodgers Dugout: Clayton Kershaw can't be replaced, but here's why Bud Norris is an intriguing acquisition 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z A tongue-tied Hillary Clinton understands that the $15 minimum wage, rapidly becoming Democratic Party orthodoxy, is an unmitigated job killer. Trumpism Equals Arbitrary Government 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z The younger man was so in awe of him that he was often tongue-tied in his presence. ‘I am ashamed to be sad’: the remarkable story of a Jewish student in 1920s Romania 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z A bully launches pre-emptive attacks that leave you defensive, tongue-tied or disparaged in others' minds. Are You a Bully Magnet at Work? 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z “I was sort of tongue-tied, but he was very gracious, very friendly and very funny,” recalls Bell. Ed Ruscha on Marcel Duchamp: 'He was a guiding light' 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Getting tongue-tied or acting awkward is OK because it shows your kids that adults struggle with these questions, too. 7 No-Fail Responses to Your Child's Questions About Sex 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z “Marc did that with me, and it was wonderful and shocking to see him tongue-tied for once in his life.” Msgr. Thomas J. Hartman, 69, Half of ‘God Squad,’ Dies 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Reviewers get coy around narrative secrets: spoilers make them tongue-tied. Lauren Groff and the Mythology of Marriage 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Roughan hasn't completely settled on Fiorina, but she took pleasure in mocking some of her mealymouthed male rivals who periodically get tongue-tied when the pressure of the campaign intensifies. Fiorina Unfazed 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Pretty much tongue-tied until now, at last I had something to ask. The Art of Omission 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z For someone with a reputation for being guarded and tongue-tied, Didion did a lot of promotion. The Radicalization of Joan Didion 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z He was tongue-tied at times and outmatched on a panel of former golfers. Fox and Greg Norman Have a Rough Debut at the U.S. Open 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z For the first time since I began speaking to her, four months ago, she seemed tongue-tied. Elizabeth Warren’s Virtual Candidacy 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z If this did not leave Tom King a tad tongue-tied, there was plenty more. Whatever you say, say nothin'! 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z He can get tongue-tied, meander around a point and botch a name, as he did last weekend at a conservative conference where he mistakenly called Eric Holder “William.” Chuck Grassley's Gavel Year 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Yet even those of the diplomatic corp may occasionally get tongue-tied or utter ill-timed statements. Rank Facebook, Boris Johnson, Google As Tax Challenged (Diplomatically Please) 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z But as Defense secretary, Hagel often appeared tongue-tied at congressional hearings. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel begins farewell tour in Afghanistan 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z The Democrats were tongue-tied on the issue that mattered most: the economy. Midterms: A Victory for Those Who Did Not Vote More likely it was simply a case of Sarvas' becoming tongue-tied since English is his fourth language. L.A. Galaxy relishes chance to send Landon Donovan off as champion 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z Churchill wasn’t at his sharpest, and Kennedy seemed tongue-tied. Book review: ‘When Lions Roar,’ Churchills and Kennedys, by Thomas Maier But Takata executives were both evasive and tongue-tied by language issues. Everything You Need to Know About Takata's Airbag Recall 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z My bet is that he will be a bit tongue-tied. Bearing down on managed funds 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z In a question-and-answer session with reporters last Tuesday, Perry got tongue-tied – albeit briefly – when he alluded to the peshmerga, the term commonly used to refer to the Kurdish fighting force in northern Iraq. The Limits of Rick Perry's Rebirth 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z The surgeon thought the problem was caused by my being “tongue-tied,” a typically harmless condition in which the little piece of tissue under the tongue, called the frenulum, is too short. ‘Just a snip,’ I was told. But that was just the beginning of my troubles. He was deferential, respectful, almost tongue-tied in front of an expert witness for the defence. Pistorius' other future 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Moreover, textbooks and other materials have not yet caught up with the new standards, and educators unaccustomed to learning or teaching more conceptually are sometimes getting tongue-tied when explaining new methodologies. Math Under Common Core Has Even Parents Stumbling 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z So tongue-tied was the first pope to visit, Paul VI, 50 years ago, that he is said to have addressed his host as “President of Tel Aviv”. Still an awkward relationship 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z That is just as well because, cruelly tongue-tied, the burly debutant politician struggles to say more than: “Here’s our manifesto. Any issues?” Taking down Nigel Farage 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Lane described one as “tongue-tied, not interested in playing a starring role with the PSO.” Dogs conduct selves well at symphony audition 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z I will be tongue-tied and make a fool of myself! Tripping in LSD's Birthplace: A Story for “Bicycle Day” 2014-04-19T12:41:38Z Like some other third-generation Latinos, the new Hispanic voices of the Democratic Party are tongue-tied in the language of their heritage. Texas Twins Campaign, but They Aren’t Sure for What 2014-04-16T01:18:32Z He appears reluctant, declaring that he is tongue-tied. The man from Martyrs Avenue, Crawley 2014-03-12T00:43:16Z In the eyes of many conservatives, Nelson Mandela was a terrorist—indeed some are still saying so today—so they might be understandably tongue-tied when he ascended to the pantheon of great men. Conservatives have a Mandela problem 2013-12-06T17:58:00Z “What you should do is get a list in advance of who will be attending and do a little homework,” she says, to avoid that tongue-tied moment in the first place. 6 Tips for Surviving the Office Holiday Party 2013-12-02T10:45:29Z The result is that many people, even those with pricey educations, are tongue-tied and unable to express themselves. Why Americans Need Spelling Bees and Vocabulary Tests 2013-04-16T09:45:48Z And yet, the protesters who object to Israel’s imbalanced reprisals, and possess great clarity about what Israel cannot do in retaliation, are predictably tongue-tied when asked what it can and should do. Is Israel Immoral to Retaliate? 2012-11-24T19:25:00Z They stared at us, slack-jawed and tongue-tied, looks of surprise frozen on their faces. Mo Yan: “Bull.” 2012-11-19T05:00:00Z It is actually the boyhood hero with whom Walker now rubs shoulders who leaves him tongue-tied. Kyle Walker ready to make England impact alongside his Steel City hero 2012-10-10T22:00:01Z Pitt is obliging, but tongue-tied – so I make small talk with Heidenreich. Olympic London deserted: it's a great time to be a tourist in the capital 2012-08-03T23:05:38Z While speakers of French politely address strangers as "monsieur" or "madame", the British are tongue-tied at the point of interaction, hoping that simple proximity will indicate to whom they are talking. 12 more British quirks in 212 words for 2012 visitors 2012-08-03T06:55:43Z In his postgame news conference, Valentine, who is rarely tongue-tied, fidgeted as he searched for the right words. Bats: Red Sox Field a No-Name Lineup 2012-07-08T00:20:50Z Falorni was less tongue-tied in responding to the First Lady’s partisan warble. French First Lady Swipes at President's Former Partner 2012-06-12T22:05:17Z As for the girl, she seemed to be tongue-tied, but her laboring breath gave eloquent testimony of surcharged emotions. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z Elsa was still tongue-tied; and, oh! it was hard, when she had so much to say to him. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z He bowed again with that, and led the way into the house; while I followed, tongue-tied and with a sudden chill at my heart. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z But she could not find words, she was tongue-tied. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z For fear of getting tongue-tied again, I set right in, with a steady stream of talk. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z She was in the office at Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, dropping off a check for her son’s baseball team, when she suddenly found herself quite literally tongue-tied. After a stroke: The expanding role of exercise in promoting recovery 2012-03-19T21:27:16Z He stopped whistling and regarded her, oddly tongue-tied. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z The landlady, who did not move, seemed tongue-tied. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z It was well, for the men seemed tongue-tied. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z Oh, how I faint when I of you do write, Knowing a better spirit doth use your name, And in the praise thereof spends all his might, To make me tongue-tied, speaking of your fame. Bacon and Shakspere 2012-03-14T02:00:24.313Z "If you'll take a tip from me, though, you'll see that she and Yoxall don't give you the slip together some fine—" He halted, tongue-tied under the old man's murderous glance. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z “No wonder he didn’t say anything, boys!” exclaimed Phil; “for don’t you see the poor little chap is tongue-tied?” Phil Bradley's Snow-shoe Trail The Mountain Boys in the Canada Wilds 2012-02-27T03:00:13.497Z I was so surprised both by her appearance and the opening of the door, that I stood tongue-tied, staring at her and at the bare, dusty, unswept hall behind her. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z I thought it a marvel that she did not see through you, when you stood there before her, confounded, tongue-tied, a rogue convicted! Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z Crook-backed brother, tongue-tied sister, and the other fool, whose restive dislike had sometimes amused him--he held them all in equal and supreme contempt. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z And so Christian, with his divination of what music really means, was never able to attach any expressible meaning to the pieces he played, and became tongue-tied if any one asked him questions about them. Spiritual Adventures 2012-02-17T03:00:27.070Z “You mean that while you’ve met people who were deaf and dumb you never saw one who was what they call tongue-tied; is that it, X-Ray?” the latter asked. Phil Bradley's Snow-shoe Trail The Mountain Boys in the Canada Wilds 2012-02-27T03:00:13.497Z It was the stupidest thing in the world, but he was tongue-tied. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Were ever great abilities so tongue-tied as this? Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington 2012-02-11T03:03:55.693Z Jimmy was still tongue-tied, but one result of his father's observations was that fierce anger commenced to mingle with his distress, and he felt his nature stir in protest. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z For Charnock stood rooted to the ground and tongue-tied with amazement. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z Members’ conflicting priorities can leave an organization tongue-tied or at risk of divisions that force leadership to choose a side, he said. CES 2012: The perils of ubiquity 2012-01-08T22:13:38Z And his apprehensions grew upon him, as he paused tongue-tied, worshipping her with his eyes. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z So, instead, she asked a question about the thing of which he had wanted to speak and concerning which he found himself suddenly tongue-tied. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z The enormity of the suggestion kept the Major tongue-tied till Mankell appeared. Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z He always felt tongue-tied in a public house, and his experience of them in his brief shore-goings in Frisco, Sydney, Liverpool, or Shanghai had never been happy, and had sometimes ended in disaster. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z If he only could speak she felt that all might be well with him--and with her; but he was tongue-tied. A Woman Perfected 2011-12-02T03:00:24.420Z All the boldness which he had exhibited in her presence in Queen's Square--where another had stood tongue-tied--was gone. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z The colloquial gifts for which she was famous seemed to have deserted her entirely; she was tongue-tied. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z Perry's predicament worsened after a debate on Wednesday when he became tongue-tied while trying to explain what government departments he would eliminate if elected president. Perry fundraising slows after shaky debates: sources 2011-11-11T22:34:34Z Instead of retorting with something smart, or pretty, or sentimental, she was tongue-tied. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z In the video, Perry appeared more energized and off-the-cuff than a series of tongue-tied debate performances that contributed to his recent slump in national polls. Video of animated Rick Perry is popular on YouTube 2011-11-02T03:49:11Z Barrot seemed to me to rest tongue-tied, and the time having come to part, we parted. The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville 2011-11-02T02:00:13.477Z These, however, were of no particular use, and, consequently, I was pretty much tongue-tied during the whole voyage. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z Some vague notion of sparing him because he was ill kept her tongue-tied. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z I was so confounded by the rush of emotions occasioned by its sudden discovery, that, for the moment, I was tongue-tied. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z Romney hammered Perry on that issue at the GOP debate in Orlando last week, where Perry also lost points for often seeming as tongue-tied as a cowboy on his first date. Southern Bellwether: Florida's Crucial 2012 Contest Takes Shape 2011-09-26T10:00:00Z But it is just as if I were mentally tongue-tied. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z And an avalanche of four pretty, vivacious young women, advancing upon them in this way, was enough to make them tongue-tied for the moment. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z But Mrs. Gallup and her intellectual interests were a world removed from things tonsorial; in her presence he was tongue-tied as an oyster. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z Oh Philip, husband! how thy love to mine Will cling more close, and those bleak manners thaw, That make me shamed and tongue-tied in my love. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z Also, my gift for airy conversation suddenly deserted me and I became tongue-tied. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z As for the host he stood with open mouth, being absolutely tongue-tied with astonishment. John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z The shock was so terrible, that for a moment I stood as if tongue-tied. A Cabinet Secret 2011-07-31T02:00:10.693Z He stopped, mumbled something, and stood there, his hands stained with the blood of the horse he had killed, rather clumsy, very much tongue-tied, but with something faithful and even hungry in his eyes. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z He felt awkward, gauche, tongue-tied, hot and cold by turns. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z It is unnecessary, King Erik," replied the prisoner, suppressing his voice, but raising his head and gazing on the king with a dreadful look: "your hangman need not cut me for being tongue-tied. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z Claverton, who had hoped for such a moment, now that it had come, felt utterly tongue-tied. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z For almost the first time in his life he was pretty thoroughly tongue-tied. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z In fact, while Chávez convalesces in Havana, where he was visiting when he was stricken, officials back in Caracas sound tongue-tied, as if fearful that they might appear to be usurping el comandante's powers. With Hugo ChÁvez Hospitalized, Venezuela Frets About the Future 2011-06-27T16:30:00Z That idea, still held among the non-medical, that the sufferer from a difficulty of speech is tongue-tied and needs to have the frenum cut, is as old as the history of medicine. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z When Ruth bade him good-morning Ike’s cheeks began to flame and he grew instantly tongue-tied! Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys 2011-06-14T02:00:23.130Z In a long-after-the-fact explanation, Sarah claimed she was tongue-tied only because she was flabbergasted. Sarah Palin's vacation from history 2011-06-08T15:50:00Z The cold spells of winter, that had kept him so long tongue-tied, and frozen the deep fountains of his heart, yield before the mild breath of Spring, and he is voluble once more. Mirror of the Months 2011-05-21T02:00:10.227Z The strange unconquerable shyness of childhood was on me, and rendered me tongue-tied. Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z From the start Bowles had taken it for granted that they were abashed, tongue-tied by his obvious education, and awed by his gentlemanly bearing. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z For a minute he was tongue-tied and then he hauled out something that I took for a gun at first, but which was a big fat roll o' Uncle Sam's currency wrapped in tissue-paper. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z I'd have broken into the talk if I could, but Brother Belknap had me tongue-tied, so I just sat, wishful to go, in spite of Mary, and unable to start. Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z Thus the introductions went on, and the girls who met these heroes would have been tongue-tied before such greatness had not Peggy, before she left them, raised them also to eminence. Peggy Parsons a Hampton Freshman 2011-04-01T02:00:36.933Z Napier, too, for once in his life tongue-tied. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z He wondered whether he could break through the tongue-tied gloom which held him like an evil spell, and let her see something—not too much at first—of what he felt. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z His verses tell how he disliked the change, and how the bustle of the capital, then a great commercial emporium, made him sad and almost tongue-tied for poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z She invited him to the parlour and they both sat down, tongue-tied. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z With that indefinable chill between us, which had come I knew not how, I felt tongue-tied. The Amethyst Box 2011-03-02T03:00:29.083Z David had been through many crises in his life, but this one left him with no command of coherent speech—left him curiously, idiotically tongue-tied. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z I remained tongue-tied and ill at ease, and was wishing myself a hundred miles away, when she suddenly looked toward me and smiled. Betty Grier 2011-02-24T03:01:04.507Z That peculiar dignified shyness which is one of the chief characteristics of well-bred Englishmen caused him to be tongue-tied when he had most to say. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z And this attitude extended not only to the intimacy, but to Beatrice's handsome clothes and facile urbanity, which by contrast emphasised her own poor little frock and tongue-tied manner. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z There's no shortage of derogatory comments about some states, such as New Jersey or Florida, but have you gotten tongue-tied when meeting someone from North Dakota? Why Your State Sucks: The Great American Map of Fail 2011-01-27T16:20:00Z While Dolly is in the room Uncle Rudolph never moves, but sits tongue-tied staring at her. In the Mountains 2011-01-27T03:00:37.910Z He would have liked to have said something to defend her, but he was tongue-tied. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z Bernard stared at him in silence; not the pregnant and intimidating silence of the connoisseur, but the tongue-tied muteness of helpless ignorance. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z She had the sensation of feeling vulgar, clumsy, tongue-tied; Mynors and Beatrice possessed something which she would never possess. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z For answer the tongue-tied dentist with trembling hand opened his drawer, and handed Gerald the envelope he had recently given to and taken from Sawyer. '?19,000' 2011-01-14T03:00:45.303Z Astonishment seemed to hold us all tongue-tied, and we moved slowly forward into the fluttering throng, silent, absorbed, and full of admiration of the works of the Creator. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z England's willingness to allow his outgoing personality to flourish is another management triumph It has been a delight to witness Anderson's development from the tongue-tied, naive young quick of four years ago. The Ashes 2010-11: England player ratings 2011-01-08T13:40:34Z All through the tortuous little meal she sat in absolute tongue-tied gravity, carving her omelet into a hundred infinitesimal pieces and sipping like a professional coffee-taster at Drew's over-rank concoction. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z But this first tongue-tied stage of his admiration was a little trying to both, and she was relieved when the Darcy house came into view. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z Anyone who had thought she was tongue-tied or unable to repay like with like would have been sadly mistaken. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z For just a second the immaculate Parkinson seemed tongue-tied. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z He was anxious, more than anxious, to have some special wish carried out; and being tongue-tied, found great difficulty in indicating what this was. One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z He seemed outspoken enough with her mother and her father, but when he was alone with Barbara he tended to become tongue-tied. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z The ruling was hailed as a shift away from what tongue-tied media organizations here ... Celebrities Boost Use of U.K. Gag Orders 2010-10-07T21:57:00Z “He was cursing wildly, and I was completely tongue-tied,” said Mr. Schenkel, who still had a welt on his chin on Tuesday. At Yale, Anger Over Tactics Used in Raid of Off-Campus Party 2010-10-07T02:24:00Z She was tongue-tied, but expressed her joy by throwing her arms around a startled Ms. Winfrey. Months to Live: Palliative Care Doctor Fought for Life 2010-04-04T00:45:00Z And as she still remained tongue-tied, he bent over her, and, stroking her forehead, asked her, grinning-- "Have we made peace at last, dear child?" The Undying Past I have argued and pleaded until my fingers became tongue-tied; but I’ve failed to move him from his fixed determination. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager Marie-Louise would see for herself the life Jean led—and, besides, Hector and his wife were not tongue-tied! The Belovéd Traitor Annoyed with his own confused method of stating a situation, Major Jimmie Hersey paused, coloring in his usual annoying fashion, as if he were a tongue-tied boy. The Red Cross Girls with Pershing to Victory Regina remained tongue-tied, and performed her household duties swiftly and noiselessly. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers Yet Tom remained tongue-tied and restrained; he seemed unable to take the lead; an inner voice cried sternly No to all such natural promptings. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath And the more they were impressed with her tactful behavior, and the more they felt the kindness of her gaze, the more annoyed they grew with themselves, the more tongue-tied they became. Yiddish Tales What a lot of things they found to talk about, where he used to be tongue-tied. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir He was so taken aback, his spirit was so shaken, that for a few seconds he was tongue-tied, and Irene appeared in the moonlit space before he stirred an inch. The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 The boys were tongue-tied, naturally, in their master's presence; and thus on Helen, and on the Notary, who sat opposite, the whole cost of the conversation fell. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales He was tongue-tied, suddenly apprehensive of himself and his surroundings. The Missioner From chivalrous respect for women—the species being rare on the stock range—cow-boys are shy, usually tongue-tied. A Man in the Open Not daring to make the tiniest guess as to the result of so fantastic an interview, I was left not merely tongue-tied but brain-tied. The Book of Susan A Novel It has kept me tongue-tied till now—a coward, a blackguard, some might say. Love's Usuries Yet fear, or loyalty, or ignorance keeps every subject tongue-tied. The Unveiling of Lhasa "Oh, if only it were my stocking!" groaned the miserable, tongue-tied miller, "then I might think about the matter of the windmill." The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion “What are you two doing here?” said Trimmer at last, speaking in rather a tongue-tied fashion, but as if in full possession of his faculties. Sir Hilton's Sin Blushing, enraptured, Antony was tongue-tied, although a host of things rushed to his lips that now he might be permitted to speak to her he longed to tell everything that was on his heart. Fairfax and His Pride Now, here he was alone with a real dream, and he was tongue-tied. Deadly City On being questioned as to where they had learned to make fire, the Fishing-mulgars told Ghibba that a certain squinting Môh-mulgar had come their way once along the torrent, tongue-tied and trembling with palsy. The Three Mulla-mulgars Still tongue-tied by his emotion, he came into the light and stood near her. The Mountain Girl Mr. Spokesly, still looking ahead, wanted to say sarcastically, "Is that so?" but he was tongue-tied, dumfounded. Command I sat there, a tongue-tied fool, until Pollyni pushed me gently. Captain Macedoine's Daughter But just now she seems tongue-tied, unable to say one word to allay her companion's fears. Portia or By Passions Rocked There had been champions of "Induction" before him, but they had been comparatively obscure and tongue-tied. Logic, Inductive and Deductive Shorty began to regard the Deacon and Si as superior beings, and to stand in such awe of Mrs. Klegg and the girls that he became as tongue-tied as a bashful school-boy in their presence. Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) The Deacon's Adventures At Chattanooga In Caring For The Boys “Am I now-ow?” he chortled, very red in the face–and tongue-tied–as he shadowed the picnic party through the cave. Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl With that indefinable chill between us, which had come I know not how, I felt tongue-tied. Room Number 3 and Other Detective Stories The curious sensation which had kept Paul standing there dazed and tongue-tied, passed away. A Monk of Cruta He stood looking at her, tongue-tied with pity. The Immortal Moment The Story of Kitty Tailleur But out of all proportion to the injury was his pallor and the emotion that swept his face and held him quivering and tongue-tied. Banked Fires "Did you ever see such a lot o' tongue-tied lunatics?" said Snarley. Mad Shepherds and Other Human Studies Through the reformation the Bible ceased to be tongue-tied. The Defects of the Negro Church The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 10 I knew it would find me tongue-tied and foolish. Aliens "I think you are tongue-tied," said Scully finally to his son, the cowboy, and the Easterner; and at the end of this scornful sentence he left the room. The Monster and Other Stories He had never seen his wife in black, which was an excellent foil to her fair beauty, and the sight of her rendered him tongue-tied. Banked Fires Indeed, she felt so stupid, so miserable, so tongue-tied, she could not stand there any longer lest the sharp-eyed old gentleman should see the tears in her eyes. Anxious Audrey When Dallas and Squaw Charley were gone, the section-boss and his younger daughter were, for a space, tongue-tied through a lack of something to say. The Plow-Woman Lesley was still tongue-tied, and Mr. Brooke did not seem to know what to do or say. Brooke's Daughter A Novel Angela was tongue-tied, but she patted her hand and murmured incoherent things. Polly's Senior Year at Boarding School "I'd no have a sweetheart that was either tongue-tied or unable to write." The Corner House Girls Growing Up What Happened First, What Came Next. And How It Ended That's why I'd like to have a wonderful speech all ready—something that would hold her spellbound and tongue-tied until I finished. Seven Keys to Baldpate And suddenly it was he who felt shy and tongue-tied. The Beggar Man Rochester, so apt of speech, seemed curiously tongue-tied. The Moving Finger Both drew instantly apart, and for an appreciable time sat tongue-tied. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) They exchanged a few meaningless trivialities—with Hector still thoroughly tongue-tied and ended the conversation on a polite but strained note. The Dueling Machine In fact, she was almost tongue-tied with admiration for the moment. Exit Betty Why has he been tongue-tied these four or five months? Calamities and Quarrels of Authors The old author, breaking with an �clat de voix out of his tongue-tied century, has not yet been touched on his own ground, and still gives us the most vivid and shocking impression of reality. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) A noise like that of a wet finger on the window-pane interrupted Mr. Huddlestone’s tale; and in an instant we were all four as white as paper, and sat tongue-tied and motionless round the table. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) Say, what did that tongue-tied sap Rodd mean by that dirty dig? Aces Up In a far corner was a glazed, portioned-off space where sat the regular examiner with a perspiring candidate in front of him, tongue-tied and weary. An Ocean Tramp He’s so dumb and tongue-tied and unformed now; and yet–” “Well–say!” In the Heart of a Fool You were not at all tongue-tied when you said it the evening you came here.” The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778 All seemed unfit for conversation; a certain dizziness had interrupted the activity of their minds; and except to sing they were tongue-tied. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) Martin drank in the details of her appearance greedily, and they left him tongue-tied. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story Malone, though a ceaseless talker when there were only men present, was usually tongue-tied in the presence of ladies. Shirley I feel tongue-tied myself, who am not used to it; and she’s a woman, and little more than a child, when all is said. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) She paused, and we stood facing one another, tongue-tied. The Passionate Friends The candid merriment in her face had put me wholly at ease,—I who had stood tongue-tied and blushing before the simpers of poor Bessy. The Romance of a Plain Man Martin's arms fell to his sides, nerveless, and he stood panting, tongue-tied with emotion. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story "What a contrast," I thought, "between the voice of the spluttering, tongue-tied lark, and the free, liquid, and varied song of the bobolink!" Ways of Nature David seemed tongue-tied; he said nothing; he bowed slightly. Trading Even though I'd told the story three times that night, I found myself tongue-tied. Little Brother Had he been in Gilbert's place, he knew that he would have been awkward, constrained, tongue-tied. Changing Winds A Novel Like Lear's Cordelia, I was tongue-tied—I had no words to assure him. Hidden Hand Henry might be tongue-tied in front of Mark Snyder, but he was capable of estimating with some precision their relative fundamental importance in the scheme of things. A Great Man A Frolic Some people were absolutely tongue-tied; others used their opportunity. Diana ‘Sure I do,’ says I, ‘but I’m a little tongue-tied.’ The Plunderer The shyness which had enveloped Henry in the vestibule of the theatre still clung about him, and he felt awkward and tongue-tied. Changing Winds A Novel On the contrary, the ladies do most of the talking, as some of us are absolutely tongue-tied. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand But Captain Brand, though speechless without being tongue-tied, and unable to wink, still thought. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life The parrot does not talk much, because it is tongue-tied. Harper's Young People, May 4, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The people here may be just as good as he is, but—well, at least, he isn’t tongue-tied.” With Hoops of Steel Now he sat there silent, disturbed, nervous, and tongue-tied. The Dark Star Never had Lord Henry felt so utterly tongue-tied in a woman's presence; never had Cleopatra looked so serene while completely incapable of noisy cheerfulness. Too Old for Dolls A Novel In this case the meaning may be that even these men, though as dull and heavy as lead, have yet the sense to be tongue-tied with shame at their conduct. The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar In tongue-tied wonder at the blossoming earth, We watched the trailing seasons loiter by, Too inarticulate of their transient worth, Beyond the saddened utterance of a sigh. Ships in Harbour He could not talk to her; he felt tongue-tied when she addressed him. Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange In a reckless mood I've talk'd of this; and dreams and many a brood Of tongue-tied fancies have my soul beset. A Lover's Litanies Suddenly tongue-tied, she made an effort to speak naturally of other matters, avoiding the personal. Juggernaut They made for the great doors, Anthony tongue-tied, and she hailing others to follow them. Anthony Lyveden It was not until they had turned their horses homeward that Stelton spoke, almost tongue-tied by the emotions that rent him, alternate waves of fear and hope. The Free Range But the days went shining by, and a new week dawned, and Miss Castle had not taken pity upon her tongue-tied lover. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories As an ambassador you are a tongue-tied, sniveling idiot. Fantazius Mallare A Mysterious Oath The women of Conrad—like the women of Shakespeare—while they may be garrulous enough and witty enough on other matters, grow tongue-tied and dumb when their great emotions call for overt expression. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations My fingers couldn't dial the correct phone number, and at the crucial moment each time I grew tongue-tied. The Gallery I was incapable of finding a suitable reply, and stood, tongue-tied, staring foolishly at the old man. The Blue Germ Between irritation, and pleasure, and a pretty well-grown shyness, she felt very tongue-tied. The Old Helmet, Volume I Are they dumb, or tongue-tied, or have they temporarily lost their voices; or, are they only bashful? A Woman at Bay Or, a Fiend in Skirts Her emotion, indeed, communicated itself to Max, and he felt as tongue-tied as the man Dubec himself. Two Daring Young Patriots or, Outwitting the Huns She saw him trying to speak, groping for words, as it were, and she stayed tongue-tied before him. To Love He turned white, and at first stood tongue-tied. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time Her eyes burned into my own, and I sat embarrassed beside her, tongue-tied, while Holaf smiled quietly and kept his hand on his weapon. Valley of the Croen His friends, however, had their doubts: ‘What is the matter?’ said the three tongue-tied Pickwickians. Bardell v. Pickwick I suppose because I am so tongue-tied with other people I pour forth everything upon you. The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest Joan could find nothing to say; the other girl's confidence had been so overpowering, it left her tongue-tied and stupid. To Love Billie had never been alone like this with Teddy before, and she was wondering why it made her tongue-tied. Billie Bradley on Lighthouse Island The Mystery of the Wreck I mechanically obeyed, and in less than three minutes, still tongue-tied by astonishment, I alighted at the door of a fashionable hotel in a street adjoining Piccadilly. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 The first interview was unsatisfactory; the young poet was tongue-tied and stammering, the great man reserved and haughty: they parted mutually dissatisfied. Horace A poor tongue-tied devil of a chap whom I regard with pity! Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. The sound of his voice brought back to her mind the last time he had spoken to her, and she was suddenly nervous and tongue-tied. To Love There was a general expectation that Portland would publicly declare against Fox; but friendship or timidity held him tongue-tied. William Pitt and the Great War She stood like one speechless, tongue-tied, as if in a dream. Curious, if True Strange Tales It unlocks reticence, unloads hearts, encourages the shy, makes the tongue-tied eloquent and the poor opulent. Horace He is not a tongue-tied, but he speaks in a colloquial, commonplace sort of fashion which does not shed a very brilliant lustre upon boasted British advocacy. Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. She talked too—quite freely; she was never in the least shy or tongue-tied or awkward in Randall's company. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 At first she was very silent, and Lawrence, who was a bashful lad at the best of times, felt tongue-tied and uncomfortable. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 They've always been nice to me, too—I don't know why I am always so tongue-tied and stupid with them. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904 You can talk about anything else; you are tongue-tied about your religion. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John Stunned at sight of so much money, paralyzed with emotion, and tongue-tied, Johnnie could only stare. The Rich Little Poor Boy Honour's eyes were on her horse's mane, Gerrard's were devouring her face, but for the moment both of them were tongue-tied. The Path to Honour So he sat silent, doubly tongue-tied by doubt and reverence. The Justice of the King He had complained that he could not speak—that he was tongue-tied. The Preacher and His Models The Yale Lectures on Preaching 1891 He who died For soaring too audacious in the sun, Where that same treacherous wax began to run, Felt not more tongue-tied than Endymion. Endymion A Poetic Romance A gentleman is tongue-tied when he does not understand. The Sayings Of Confucius I was strangely tongue-tied, or, perhaps, not strangely; for there comes a time when the eyes say all that there is desire or need to say. The King's Mirror All of Arethusa's efforts to draw Helen Louise into the conversation failed; she seemed stricken absolutely tongue-tied. The Heart of Arethusa This rendered her tongue-tied, and, as she fancied, stupid. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Jacob longed to ask after May, but he felt tongue-tied, and could not bring himself to pronounce her name. Won from the Waves Her uncertain dignity, her veneer of breeding dropped from her like a cloak and she was again the blacksmith's sister, self-conscious, awed and tongue-tied in the imposing presence of Andy P. Symes. The Lady Doc She imagined that Kate was awed and tongue-tied in her presence. The Fighting Shepherdess He saw the two eldest ladies, but not their friend, which he was glad of, for he would have found himself tongue-tied before her. Principle and Practice The Orphan Family It appeared to him he was but an unprofitable servant, unready, tongue-tied, lacking in resource. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance You would think so, but we are too much alike—tongue-tied—can’t say what we feel. The Lady of the Basement Flat Usually fluent and fervent, he was tongue-tied just then. A Forgotten Hero Not for Him He felt that he wearied her, or he fancied that he did, which amounted to the same; and he either remained tongue-tied, or repeated in one form or another his half-savage 'I will.' Paul Patoff Why should I not know the secrets of what is now to us a tongue-tied world of nature? John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein He would show very little taste if he did not enjoy Ella Perry's company better than that of a tongue-tied thing like me. A Love Story Reversed 1898 A woman is tongue-tied by the countless conventionalities of education. Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray I 'm afraid I appeared for the moment a trifle foolish; I was tongue-tied, at any rate. The Paternoster Ruby Then I drank the milk which the landlady's daughter had already set before me, and stood there tongue-tied and bewildered, not knowing how to begin. In Direst Peril Was he to be tongue-tied all the evening before this Columbine, who, with the aid of her mask, was covertly laughing at his awkwardness? The Lure of the Mask His shame and remorse, even his love, held him tongue-tied. A Child's Book of Saints Why, at home, in New York society, she had always been awkward and tongue-tied with the most ordinary young man worthy of no thought. The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army But with the latter you are cowed and beaten beforehand, and tongue-tied during the contest. The Love Affairs of an Old Maid Ivan, concealing from the tender woman every sign of his persecution at the hands of his companions in the Corps, felt himself constantly tongue-tied before her. The Genius It was finally discovered to be tongue-tied, and as soon as it was old enough an operation was performed. The Californians Very well, two or twenty, only that you remain tongue-tied meanwhile. Joyce's Investments A Story for Girls He's tongue-tied and unmagnetic at the best; what's more, he has learned too many things to let him flaunt abroad the old beliefs as battle standards. The Brentons The stirring narration of how the Newmarket cadets had charged the Northern guns was to have been his cue, carrying him with the momentum of its intrinsic heroism over the ramparts of tongue-tied shyness. The Tyranny of Weakness Herrick shook off the mental paralysis which had held him tongue-tied, and spoke vigorously. The Making of a Soul Wild imaginings for a plain tongue-tied little hybrid, but what man's inner life is like unto the husk to whose making he gave no hand? The Californians I am not ashamed to confess that I was tongue-tied. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon I longed to say a great deal, but I felt tongue-tied. Hurricane Hurry He, as much as Edwin, was a little tongue-tied and nervous. Clayhanger “She ain’t tongue-tied; not as a rule,” said Betty apologetically to the children; “but she hasn’t been much used to presents, and it’s a little too much for her.” Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children “Yon’s an honest lad and a fine worker,” remarked the cobbler, “but he do seem a bit tongue-tied now and then.” White Lilac; or the Queen of the May It was the moment for which both had been longing, but a mutual shyness held them tongue-tied for the first hundred yards. Etheldreda the Ready A School Story She decided that it was time to put matters on a right footing, and looked smilingly to right and left, at her embarrassed, tongue-tied companions. A College Girl Almost tongue-tied, therefore, now by his former silence on the subject, he temporised with the difficulty, determined not to be cornered if he could help it. On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story Edna was reported to be shy, but in this instance it was Norah who was tongue-tied, and the other who made the advances. Sisters Three It completely spoiled the tableau; checking my eager impetuosity in a moment, and causing me to remain, tongue-tied, in a state of almost hopeless embarrassment. She and I, Volume 1 Although I had recalled the Jephson story so circumstantially, it never struck me that it might be interesting to attempt any conversation, and see whether I also were tongue-tied. Seen and Unseen At this impudent and barefaced falsehood, the agent was tongue-tied, but he turned to Hank. The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries I expected on the whole to see him tongue-tied, especially before Dolly and Dilly. The Right Stuff Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton That word "want" made Charlotte writhe and was probably accountable for the extra acidity of her reply: "Yes, unless you're tongue-tied," she returned. In Apple-Blossom Time A Fairy-Tale to Date A lady is a parlor ornament, a walking show-gallery, a mistress of tongue-tied etiquette. Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness. I struck a tongue-tied dolt or two," remarked his son Chester, "but dolts aren't uncommon anywhere, even when not tongue-tied. Under the Country Sky I tried again to speak, but found myself tongue-tied. Real Ghost Stories Instead, they stood wide-eyed and tongue-tied before him. The Right Stuff Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton He seemed to be always tripping and stumbling, like a lame man among loose stones; doing or saying what he did not mean to do or say, and tongue-tied when he should have spoken. Marriage à la mode Fear held them tongue-tied, and they crouched upon the dusty floor as close to the door as they could get. Tabitha's Vacation The assurance that I had gained at Court forsook me, and I was tongue-tied as any calf-lover. Simon Dale The jovial Robinson was tongue-tied for a time. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series I confess I was tongue-tied, and could only mutter something, and Montluc glanced from the one to the other of us. Orrain A Romance He boarded and slept in the house, but he was always tongue-tied in the presence of my sister, and when even my gentle mother spoke to him he could not answer save in frightened monosyllables. Chapters from My Autobiography Surprise held the general tongue-tied for three seconds; and a French curé is capable of much eloquence in three seconds. Everyman's Land His men-servants, of whom he had two, seemed tongue-tied, so that the host doubted if they had more than a few phrases of English, and set the whole party down for Frenchmen. Simon Dale Fortunately for Milly's feelings, Ernestine sat bolt upright and tongue-tied in the novelist's presence and thus did not betray her ungrammatical self. One Woman's Life "I think I must have bin tongue-tied before, captain." The Captain of the Kansas The benumbing thought left her tongue-tied and miserable; and after the table-dispersal she sought out the captain to ask a question. The Price I had to yield at last, tongue-tied and miserable beyond words. Everyman's Land It was the moment both had desired, yet when it came it found them tongue-tied and helpless. The Fruit of the Tree He had much to say; he felt that the ages could not utter all he had to say to-night, but he was tongue-tied under the spell of her beauty. The Cow Puncher When the door swung open, however, and a beaked-nosed woman, absurdly like the witch of the fairy story, confronted the girls, Beryl stood tongue-tied and Robin had to come to the rescue. Red-Robin Reckon though if he knew he had a brother in the scrape he'd be tongue-tied. The Brother Clerks A Tale of New-Orleans No longer was he a trembling, tongue-tied captive, scorning himself for his want of will. Flood Tide But Fleda did not budge from her seat or her stocking, and seemed tongue-tied. Queechy, Volume II Men are so circumscribed in their utterances—so tongue-tied in love. A Certain Rich Man And she was not afraid of him and answered easily and not in the tongue-tied way she spoke to Miss Alicia and her friends. Red-Robin Dorothy took no side; those questions of marriages and wives and husbands would ever find her tongue-tied if Richard were around. The President A novel That strange, awful thought that her very own mother had been unjustly irritable held her tongue-tied. Suzanna Stirs the Fire Such thoughts made the girl a prisoner of silence; and "Mr. Smith" was also tongue-tied. The Second Latchkey But one deep look from the dark eyes set her a-flush and rendered her tongue-tied. Sunny Slopes She was tongue-tied in a horrible spiritual sense. The Butterfly House But Jerome, with the great Squire standing waiting before him, felt suddenly tongue-tied. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel I saw no way to clear her, and had there been the plainest way, dumb rage would still have held me tongue-tied. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady The trippers longed to talk and were tongue-tied; they looked now and then over their shoulders. Certain Personal Matters He had not been tongue-tied and foolish then; he had not needed to be reminded that it was usual to kiss a girl when you were engaged to her; he—oh, confound it! The Second Honeymoon He was tongue-tied, for he made no attempt to speak, but merely thrust forward one hand, making a deep obeisance with the other. The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood Men and mates, we gaped, curious and tongue-tied. The Blood Ship When alone with this remarkable young woman, Bruce found himself invariably tongue-tied. The Adventures of Kathlyn They were sitting on a fallen tree trunk, in a lonely little wood, Jack, as he seldom was, tongue-tied and dull. What Timmy Did Almost had me tongue-tied for a minute, he shoots it at me so sudden. On With Torchy Yet, when she seemed almost to offer him herself and her life—if only he would stretch out his arm and lift her across the stream of dilemma—he could not urge, but sat tongue-tied. Destiny "You are not usually so tongue-tied," she remarked, irritably. A Lost Leader To be ruled by a woman who appeared to be tongue-tied! The Adventures of Kathlyn "I hope you will have a good time and come back safely," she said, and then she was tongue-tied. The Half-Hearted At first he sat still, quite dazed, his senses a little numbed, the feeling of unreality so strong upon him that he was almost tongue-tied. The Survivor They even prayed, and said, "If only we could have another child, whatever it is like, it could be no worse than this tongue-tied brat who cannot say a word." Old Peter's Russian Tales Cordelia is not, indeed, always tongue-tied, as several passages in the drama, and even in this scene, clearly show. Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth Elizabeth took the box, seeming from some cause or other tongue-tied. Hills of the Shatemuc "What I don't know about boys a tongue-tied man could tell in half a second," Bill was saying. Injun and Whitey to the Rescue Phoebe and Archelaus, both tongue-tied now they were alone, set off through the moonlight and the soft air to the cliff path. Secret Bread He stared down at her, suddenly tongue-tied, a queer constricted feeling in his throat. Poor Man's Rock And I reckon it ain't got tongue-tied since I was in El Paso last. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River He himself was becoming confused and tongue-tied with the importance of the confession at hand. Bluebell A Novel At first they were merely clear and searching, and the Knight sat tongue-tied. The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century As I was still tongue-tied, she returned to her point with resolute insistence. The Passenger from Calais And thus fuming at my tongue-tied awkwardness, I went along the path. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow The tongue-tied youngster there with his feet rooted to the ground and his face pale with agitation, was indeed something like himself. Kenny You cannot possibly speak out, I see; in fact, you are tongue-tied by the cord of your evil fate. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One He was shy at first, and tongue-tied; then wildly excited on learning that there were "presents" in Mr. Curtis's pocket. The Vehement Flame Arnold laughed softly with the pleasure of it, but the wonder kept Ruth tongue-tied. The Lighted Way Jimmy, too, sat tongue-tied, staring in fascination at the strange blonde lady whose fluent, softly modulated speech seemed to exert some kind of hypnotic influence over him. The Little Colonel's Chum: Mary Ware It was well, for the men seemed tongue-tied. Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France And old shepherds, with all the will to flout him, was tongue-tied afore the man, because of his excellent skill and far-reaching knowledge. The Torch and Other Tales Not violently; he was too weak for that, but with a sound like the tongue-tied whimper of some tiny animal. The Tysons (Mr. and Mrs. Nevill Tyson) And because he knew it, he felt tongue-tied; tempted beyond measure to kiss her once again. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India It was unthinkable that such a mortifying situation should go unexplained, yet for a moment after Madam's courteous greeting Mary stood tongue-tied. The Little Colonel's Chum: Mary Ware I have never quite made up my mind whether the light was in the house or——" "A halo around the head of old Bagley, your tongue-tied driver. Dorothy Dale's Queer Holidays I 'm not afraid any more, so long as it is only children; though the presence of one grown person makes me tongue-tied. Polly Oliver's Problem I make no doubt you are tongue-tied by a compact. Philip Winwood A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence; Embracing Events that Occurred between and during the Years 1763 and 1786, in New York and London: written by His Enemy in War, Herbert Russell, Lieutenant in the Loyalist Forces. We are a tongue-tied brood at the best. New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915 Temporarily I felt myself to have become tongue-tied. The Green Eyes of Bâst But, facile talker as he was on matters that were of no account, he found himself strangely tongue-tied here. Pearl of Pearl Island Madame de Ferrier's missal-book lay on the table, and when I stopped before it tongue-tied, Doctor Chantry said I was to keep it. Lazarre He felt tongue-tied, more than usually awkward, terribly and shamefully nervous. The Imaginary Marriage The sailor wanted to tell her that he would defend her against a host of savages if he were endowed with many lives, but he was perforce tongue-tied. The Wings of the Morning As Alice is by no means tongue-tied in the daytime, her adventures might have kept, and if you went to bed in proper time, you might get half an hour before breakfast. Stray Thoughts for Girls |
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