verb🔗ShareZézayerTo 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." "Le petit Timmy zézayait quand il essayait de dire « soleil », le prononçant plutôt comme « theil ».phoneticslanguagelinguisticscommunicationmedicinehumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareZézayer, bégayerTo 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." "Le petit garçon zézaya quand il dit « spaghetti », ce qui donna « thpaghetti ».languagephoneticscommunicationlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBégayer, marmonnerTo speak hesitatingly and with a low voice, as if afraid."Little Timmy, nervous about his presentation, lisped a quiet "Good morning" to the class. "Petit Timmy, nerveux à l'idée de sa présentation, a bégayé un discret « Bonjour » à la classe.languagecommunicationsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBégayer, parler avec une prononciation enfantineTo express by the use of simple, childlike language."The little girl lisped her apology to her teacher. "La petite fille a bégayé ses excuses à son professeur.languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBégayer, chuchoterTo speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially."to lisp treason"Bégayer la trahison.communicationlanguagesoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
