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Lisp

noun
/lɪl͡sp/
Word Frequency: 0.9

Definitions

1.nounThe habit or an act of lisping.
"He used to have a terrible lisp before going to a speech therapist."
2.verbTo pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/). This is a speech impediment common among children.
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"

Synonyms

list-processing languagesigmatismstatlithplip-smackinglinglicklapsus linguælip languagelisslollopinglabial

Rhymes With

crisphoney crispchrispwisp
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