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losing one's tongue

losing one's tongue is the present participle 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 losing one's tongue

What is losing one's tongue the present participle of?
Losing one's tongue is the present participle of lose one's tongue.

Words near losing one's tongue in the dictionary

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

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