noun Download 🔗Share The habit or an act of lisping. Examples : "He used to have a terrible lisp before going to a speech therapist." language phonetics medicine communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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 : "My little brother still lisps when he says "sister." " phonetics language medicine communication linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, such as a child learning to talk. Examples : "The little girl started to lisp when she tried to say her "s" sounds, making them sound like "th." " language phonetics communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To speak hesitatingly and with a low voice, as if afraid. Examples : "After being caught cheating on the test, the student could only lisp an apology to the teacher. " language phonetics communication sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To express by the use of simple, childlike language. Examples : "The toddler, still learning to talk, would lisp his requests for "wawa" (water). " language communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially. Examples : "to lisp treason" communication language word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
