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lisping

/ˈlɪspɪŋ/

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verb

サ行の発音が不明瞭になる, 舌足らずになる

To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/). This is a speech impediment common among children.

Examples :

"The little boy was lisping when he said "sun," pronouncing it more like "thun." "

その小さな男の子は「太陽」と言うとき、まるで「サ行」の発音が不明瞭で、「サン」を「サン」ではなく「スン」のように発音していました。

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verb

舌足らずで話す, 発音がおかしい

To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, such as a child learning to talk.

Examples :

"The little boy was lisping slightly as he read his story aloud in class, mispronouncing his "s" sounds. "

その小さな男の子は、授業で自分の物語を声に出して読んでいるとき、少し舌足らずで、「s」の音を間違って発音していました。

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verb

どもる, しゃべる

To speak hesitatingly and with a low voice, as if afraid.

Examples :

"The shy student was lisping as he answered the teacher's question, barely audible in the quiet classroom. "

内気な生徒は、静かな教室でほとんど聞こえない声で、先生の質問にどもりながら答えた。

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verb

どもる, 子供っぽい話し方をする

To express by the use of simple, childlike language.

Examples :

"The child lisped about his excitement for the new school year. "

子供は新学期への興奮をどもって話した。

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verb

どもる, ささやく

To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially.

Examples :

"to lisp treason"

反逆をどもる。

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noun

舌足らずな話し方

That which is spoken in a lisp.

Examples :

"The child's lisping was adorable, making "spaghetti" sound like "thpaghetti." "

子供の舌足らずな話し方は可愛らしく、「スパゲッティ」が「ツパゲッティ」のように聞こえました。

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