noun🔗ShareCeceo, cecearThe 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.phoneticslanguagecommunicationbodyChat 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."The little boy lisps when he tries to say "sun," making it sound like "thun." "El niño pequeño cacea cuando intenta decir "sol", haciendo que suene como "thol".languagephoneticscommunicationlinguisticsmedicinebodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCecear, balbucearTo speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, such as a child learning to talk."The little boy lisps when he tries to say "spaghetti," making it sound like "thpaghetti." "El niño pequeño cecea cuando intenta decir "espagueti", haciéndolo sonar como "thpaghetti".languagephoneticscommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTartamudear, balbucearTo speak hesitatingly and with a low voice, as if afraid."When called on to answer the question in class, the shy student lisped, barely audible above the hum of the air conditioner. "Cuando le pidieron que respondiera a la pregunta en clase, el estudiante tímido tartamudeó, apenas audible por encima del zumbido del aire acondicionado.languagecommunicationsoundpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCecear, hablar como un niñoTo express by the use of simple, childlike language."The little girl, pretending to be a fairy princess, lisps her commands to the family dog, using simple words and gestures. "La niña, fingiendo ser una princesa de las hadas, habla como una niña al dar órdenes al perro de la familia, usando palabras y gestos sencillos.languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCecear, balbucearTo speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially."to lisp treason"Cecear traición.languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
