noun🔗Shareサ行の発音, 舌足らずThe habit or an act of lisping."He used to have a terrible lisp before going to a speech therapist."彼は言語療法士に行く前は、ひどい舌足らずでした。phoneticslanguagecommunicationbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareサ行音をうまく発音できない, 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."The little boy lisps when he tries to say "sun," making it sound like "thun." "その男の子は「sun」と言おうとするとサ行音がうまく発音できず、「thun」のように聞こえます。languagephoneticscommunicationlinguisticsmedicinebodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share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."The little boy lisps when he tries to say "spaghetti," making it sound like "thpaghetti." "その男の子は「スパゲッティ」と言おうとすると舌足らずになり、「thpaghetti」のように聞こえます。languagephoneticscommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareどもる, 口ごもるTo 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. "授業で質問に答えるように言われたとき、内気な生徒はエアコンの音にかき消されるように、かろうじて聞こえる声でどもりました。languagecommunicationsoundpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareどもる, 子供っぽい言葉遣いをするTo 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. "妖精のお姫様になりすました少女は、簡単な言葉と身振りを使って、家族の犬に命令をどもります。languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareどもる, ささやくTo speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially."to lisp treason"反逆をささやく。languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
