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lisping

/ˈlɪspɪŋ/

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verb

التأتأة، التلعثم

To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/). This is a speech impediment common among children.

Examples :

"The little boy was lisping when he said "sun," pronouncing it more like "thun." "

كان الصبي الصغير يتأتئ عندما قال "شمس"، ونطقها أشبه بـ "ثون".

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verb

التأتأة، التلعثم

To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, such as a child learning to talk.

Examples :

"The little boy was lisping slightly as he read his story aloud in class, mispronouncing his "s" sounds. "

كان الصبي الصغير يتأتئ قليلاً وهو يقرأ قصته بصوت عالٍ في الفصل، وينطق أصوات "س" بشكل خاطئ.

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verb

التأتأة، التلعثم

To speak hesitatingly and with a low voice, as if afraid.

Examples :

"The shy student was lisping as he answered the teacher's question, barely audible in the quiet classroom. "

كان الطالب الخجول يتأتئ وهو يجيب على سؤال المعلم، بالكاد مسموعًا في الفصل الهادئ.

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verb

التأتأة، التلعثم

To express by the use of simple, childlike language.

Examples :

"The child lisped about his excitement for the new school year. "

تمتم الطفل عن حماسه للسنة الدراسية الجديدة.

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verb

التأتأة، الهمس

To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially.

Examples :

"to lisp treason"

يتأتئ بالخيانة.

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noun

التمتمة

That which is spoken in a lisp.

Examples :

"The child's lisping was adorable, making "spaghetti" sound like "thpaghetti." "

كانت تمتمة الطفل رائعة، مما جعل كلمة "سباغيتي" تبدو وكأنها "ثباغيتي".

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