verb🔗ShareZézayer, parler avec un défaut de prononciation du 's'To 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." "Le petit garçon zézayait quand il a dit « soleil », le prononçant plutôt comme « theil ».phoneticslanguagecommunicationmedicinelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareZézayer, bégayerTo 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. "Le petit garçon zézayait légèrement en lisant son histoire à haute voix en classe, prononçant mal ses sons « s ».languagephoneticscommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBégayer, bredouillerTo 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. "L'élève timide bégayait en répondant à la question du professeur, à peine audible dans la salle de classe silencieuse.languagecommunicationphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBégayer, parler avec une prononciation enfantineTo express by the use of simple, childlike language."The child lisped about his excitement for the new school year. "L'enfant a bégayé son enthousiasme pour la nouvelle année scolaire.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
noun🔗ShareZézaiementThat which is spoken in a lisp."The child's lisping was adorable, making "spaghetti" sound like "thpaghetti." "Le zézaiement de l'enfant était adorable, faisant sonner « spaghetti » comme « thpaghetti ».languagephoneticscommunicationsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
