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."The little boy was lisping when he said "sun," pronouncing it more like "thun." "El niño pequeño estaba ceceando cuando dijo "sol", pronunciándolo más como "thol".phoneticslanguagecommunicationmedicinelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCecear, balbucearTo 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. "El niño pequeño ceceaba ligeramente mientras leía su historia en voz alta en clase, pronunciando mal sus sonidos "s".languagephoneticscommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTartamudear, balbucearTo 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. "El estudiante tímido tartamudeaba mientras respondía a la pregunta del profesor, apenas audible en el aula silenciosa.languagecommunicationphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBalbucear, hablar con voz infantilTo express by the use of simple, childlike language."The child lisped about his excitement for the new school year. "El niño balbuceó sobre su emoción por el nuevo año escolar.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
noun🔗ShareCeceoThat which is spoken in a lisp."The child's lisping was adorable, making "spaghetti" sound like "thpaghetti." "El ceceo del niño era adorable, haciendo que "espagueti" sonara como "thpaghetti".languagephoneticscommunicationsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
