nounπShareThe habit or an act of lisping."He used to have a terrible lisp before going to a speech therapist."languagephoneticsmedicinecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo pronounce the consonant βsβ imperfectly; to give βsβ and βzβ the sounds of βthβ (/ΞΈ/). This is a speech impediment common among children."My little brother still lisps when he says "sister." "phoneticslanguagemedicinecommunicationlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, such as a child learning to talk."The little girl started to lisp when she tried to say her "s" sounds, making them sound like "th." "languagephoneticscommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo speak hesitatingly and with a low voice, as if afraid."After being caught cheating on the test, the student could only lisp an apology to the teacher. "languagephoneticscommunicationsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo express by the use of simple, childlike language."The toddler, still learning to talk, would lisp his requests for "wawa" (water). "languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially."to lisp treason"communicationlanguagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading