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Lisp

Noun

Definitionen

1.NounThe act or a habit of lisping.
"He used to have a terrible lisp before going to a speech therapist.; It's common for children to speak with a lisp."
2.VerbTo pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/, /ð/). This is a speech impediment common among children.
"Until the age of 10, Dominic would lisp, but this was fixed by a speech therapist."
3.VerbTo speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, such as a child learning to talk.
4.VerbTo speak hesitatingly and with a low voice, as if afraid.
5.Verbto express by the use of simple, childlike language.
6.VerbTo speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially.
"to lisp treason"
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