noun🔗ShareZézaiement, le zézaiementThe habit or an act of lisping."He used to have a terrible lisp before going to a speech therapist."Il avait un terrible zézaiement avant d'aller chez un orthophoniste.phoneticslanguagecommunicationbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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."The little boy lisps when he tries to say "sun," making it sound like "thun." "Le petit garçon zézaye quand il essaie de dire « soleil », ce qui donne « theil ».languagephoneticscommunicationlinguisticsmedicinebodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareZézayer, bégayerTo 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." "Le petit garçon zézaye quand il essaie de dire « spaghetti », ce qui donne « thpaghetti ».languagephoneticscommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBégayer, balbutierTo 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. "Quand on lui a demandé de répondre à la question en classe, l'élève timide a bégayé, à peine audible au-dessus du ronronnement du climatiseur.languagecommunicationsoundpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBégayer, parler comme un enfantTo 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 petite fille, faisant semblant d'être une princesse de conte de fées, bégaie ses ordres au chien de la famille, en utilisant des mots et des gestes simples.languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareChuchoter, bégayerTo speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially."to lisp treason"Chuchoter la trahison.languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
