lose one's tongue

verb

To find oneself unable to speak; to be unable to come up with anything to say.

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Meanings

verblose one's tongue (third-person singular simple present loses one's tongue, present participle losing one's tongue, simple past and past participle lost one's tongue)

present singular third person loses one's tongue · participle present losing one's tongue · participle past lost one's tongue · past lost one's tongue

  1. idiomaticinformalTo find oneself unable to speak; to be unable to come up with anything to say.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lose one's tongue,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lose%20one's%20tongue.

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