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| lisp [ lisp ] |
noun (plural lisps) |
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1. speech difficulty: a minor speech difficulty in which the sounds "s" and "z" are pronounced like the "th" sound. Small children whose front teeth have not come in yet often have a temporary lisp.
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2. speech sound: the sound produced when "s" and "z" are pronounced like the soft "th" sound in "third" or "thick"
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle lisped, present participle lisp·ing, 3rd person present singular lisps) |
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1. pronounce "s" like "th": to pronounce something or speak so that "s" and "z" are pronounced like the soft "th" sound in "third" or "thick"
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2. speak like child: to speak in a childish or halting way
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| [ Old English wlyspian< Germanic, an imitation of the sound] |
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  lisp·er noun |
| lisp·ing adjective, noun |
| lisp·ing·ly adverb |
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