We've all experienced it: you're in the middle of a conversation, searching for a word, a name, or a title, and… nothing. You know you know it—you can almost feel it—but it just won't come.

It can be frustrating when you can’t think of a word, but the tip-of-the-tongue is actually “a very normal human phenomenon,” Dr. Handy says. Dr. Nelson adds that “for most people in their ...

When a word feels right on the verge of access, it may bias your decisions. Skip to main content Mobile Navigation. Psychology Today. Find a Therapist. Find a Therapist. Therapists.

How to decipher the meaning of words in different contexts; Best tongue twisters for kids. Reader's Digest. 1. Three grey geese in a green field grazing. 2. Peter Panda picks plump purple plums. 3.

Not to be confused with tongue-tie, the condition found in infants, being tongue-tied is when words fail you completely, often at the moment when finding the right thing to say really matters.