lisp

lisp
1. noun /lɪsp,lɪθp,lɪʪp/
The habit or an act of lisping.
2. verb /lɪsp,lɪθp,lɪʪp/
a) To pronounce the sibilant letter ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ () — a defect common amongst children.
b) To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, as a child learning to talk.

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  • Lisp — Lisp, v. t. 1. To pronounce with a lisp. [1913 Webster] 2. To utter with imperfect articulation; to express with words pronounced imperfectly or indistinctly, as a child speaks; hence, to express by the use of simple, childlike language. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lisp´er — lisp «lihsp», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to use the sound of th in thin and then instead of the sound of s in bus and is when speaking: »A person who lisps might say, “Thing a thong of thixpenth” for “Sing a song of sixpence.” …   Useful english dictionary

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  • lisp — [lısp] n [singular] [: Old English; Origin: wlyspian] a fault in the way someone speaks which makes them pronounce s sounds as th ▪ She speaks with a slight lisp. >lisp v [I and T] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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