“tip of my tongue”
The frustrating experience of knowing a word or piece of information but being temporarily unable to recall it, with the strong feeling that it is just about to come to mind. It describes a common memory phenomenon where retrieval is momentarily blocked. Listen to how native speakers pronounce "tip of my tongue" in the video clips below.
Hear how "tip of my tongue" sounds in real speech — 1,000 examples from 10 videos, movies, and TV shows. Sources: Desperate Housewives 20 04, Lex Fridman, Good Mythical Morning, People, Bloomberg Originals and 4 more.
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YouTubeLex Fridman914K views · 2025-03-25
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson: Politics, Trump, AOC, Elon & DOGE | Lex Fridman Podcast #462
“- Tip of my tongue.”
That's wonderful."
- Yeah. … (Participants laughing)
Play at 41:14
TV ShowDesperate Housewives 20 04
Desperate Housewives 20 04 — S08E07
“Tip of my tongue.”
- The other one.- Celia. … But you have so manycloser friends on the Lane.
Play at 14:26
Can't play this one yet, but your timecode is ready — 14:26
YouTubeGood Mythical Morning4.9M views · 2024-11-19
Are These "Nasty" Foods ACTUALLY Good?
“tip of my tongue.”
on the … I'm kidding.
Play at 2:02
YouTubePeople260K views · 2026-01-14
Sheinelle Jones on Her Husband’s Death from Brain Cancer: “I Owe It to Him to Keep Going”
“tip of my tongue. I wanted so badly to”
looking at him and it was right at the … ask him like,
Play at 13:01
YouTubeBloomberg Originals284K views · 2024-10-10
What If Pain Could Be Made Optional? | The Future With Hannah Fry
“tip of my tongue off”
ended up chewing a good portion of the … but and you didn't know you couldn't
Play at 7:24
YouTubeScience Channel172K views · 2023-01-13
Can One Survive the Third Story Jump from the Show Burn Notice? | MythBusters | Science Channel
“Tip of my tongue, but.”
You know, it's on the. … I can't quite.
Play at 10:35
YouTubeBuzzFeed Celeb1.2M views · 2023-04-21
Chris Evans and Ana De Armas Take The Co-Star Test
“tip of my tongue their favorite ghost is”
that's what I was gonna guess … seeing you filmed together I mean I'll
Play at 2:46
YouTubeGood Mythical Morning2.1M views · 2025-09-01
Best Spicy Food (Marathon)
“very tip of my tongue, but
the majority of my tongue is”
Now it's, I feel heat in the
back of my throat and the … fine, but the underside of my
tongue is starting to burn.
Play at 1:38:22
YouTubePowerfulJRE1.5M views · 2024-09-24
Joe Rogan Experience #2205 - Legion of Skanks
“why at the tip of my tongue Lynch pin so”
and it creates like he's got this um God … this thing that he created it's like
Play at 1:47:00
YouTubeThe Diary Of A CEO1.2M views · 2025-12-15
Top Harvard Professor: The Psychology Of Why People Don't Like You!
“on the tip of my tongue is something I”
in a state of I I can't wait. I'm like … can't wait to say that's opposite of
Play at 47:44