noun🔗ShareCeceo, seseoThe habit or an act of lisping."He used to have a terrible lisp before going to a speech therapist."Solía tener un ceceo terrible antes de ir a un terapeuta del habla.languagephoneticsmedicinecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCecearTo pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/). This is a speech impediment common among children."My little brother still lisps when he says "sister." "Mi hermanito todavía cesea cuando dice "hermana".phoneticslanguagemedicinecommunicationlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCecear, hablar con ceceoTo 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." "La niña pequeña comenzó a cecear cuando intentó decir sus sonidos "s", haciéndolos sonar como "th".languagephoneticscommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCecearTo 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. "Después de ser sorprendido haciendo trampa en el examen, el estudiante solo pudo cecear una disculpa al maestro.languagephoneticscommunicationsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCecear, balbucearTo express by the use of simple, childlike language."The toddler, still learning to talk, would lisp his requests for "wawa" (water). "El niño pequeño, que aún estaba aprendiendo a hablar, ceceaba sus peticiones de "wawa" (agua).languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCecear, balbucearTo speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially."to lisp treason"Cecear la traición.communicationlanguagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
