verb🔗ShareTo pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/). This is a speech impediment common among children."The little boy was lisping when he said "sun," pronouncing it more like "thun." "phoneticslanguagecommunicationmedicinelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, such as a child learning to talk."The little boy was lisping slightly as he read his story aloud in class, mispronouncing his "s" sounds. "languagephoneticscommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo speak hesitatingly and with a low voice, as if afraid."The shy student was lisping as he answered the teacher's question, barely audible in the quiet classroom. "languagecommunicationphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo express by the use of simple, childlike language."The child lisped about his excitement for the new school year. "languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially."to lisp treason"communicationlanguagesoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThat which is spoken in a lisp."The child's lisping was adorable, making "spaghetti" sound like "thpaghetti." "languagephoneticscommunicationsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading