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."Little Timmy lisped when he tried to say "sun," pronouncing it more like "thun." "El pequeño Timmy ceceaba cuando intentaba decir "sol", pronunciándolo más como "thol".phoneticslanguagelinguisticscommunicationmedicinehumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCecear, balbucearTo speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, such as a child learning to talk."The little boy lisped when he said "spaghetti," making it sound like "thpaghetti." "El niño pequeño ceceó cuando dijo "espagueti", haciéndolo sonar como "thpaghetti".languagephoneticscommunicationlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTartamudear, balbucearTo speak hesitatingly and with a low voice, as if afraid."Little Timmy, nervous about his presentation, lisped a quiet "Good morning" to the class. "El pequeño Timmy, nervioso por su presentación, tartamudeó un silencioso "Buenos días" a la clase.languagecommunicationsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBalbucear, hablar con lenguaje infantilTo express by the use of simple, childlike language."The little girl lisped her apology to her teacher. "La niña balbuceó su disculpa a su maestra.languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTartamudear, susurrarTo speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially."to lisp treason"Tartamudear traición.communicationlanguagesoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
