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loses one's tongue

loses one's tongue is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lose one's tongue.

Meaning of lose one's tongue

Verb

lose 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)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To find oneself unable to speak; to be unable to come up with anything to say.

Questions about loses one's tongue

What is loses one's tongue the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Loses one's tongue is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lose one's tongue.

Words near loses one's tongue in the dictionary

  1. loses one's nerve
  2. loses one's rag
  3. loses one's shirt
  4. loses one's shit
  5. loses one's temper
  6. loses one's tongue
  7. loses one's touch
  8. loses one's virginity
  9. loses one's wits
  10. loses oneself
  11. loses out

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