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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Lisp \Lisp\ (l[i^]sp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lisped (l[i^]spt);
p. pr. & vb. n. Lisping.] [OE. lispen, lipsen, AS. wlisp
stammering, lisping; akin to D. & OHG. lispen to lisp, G.
lispeln, Sw. l["a]spa, Dan. lespe.]
1. To pronounce the sibilant letter s imperfectly; to give s
and z the sound of th; -- a defect common among children.
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2. To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, as
a child learning to talk.
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As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame,
I lisped in numbers, for the numbers came. --Pope.
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3. To speak hesitatingly with a low voice, as if afraid.
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Lest when my lisping, guilty tongue should halt.
--Drayton.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Lisp \Lisp\ (l[i^]sp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lisped (l[i^]spt);
p. pr. & vb. n. Lisping.] [OE. lispen, lipsen, AS. wlisp
stammering, lisping; akin to D. & OHG. lispen to lisp, G.
lispeln, Sw. l["a]spa, Dan. lespe.]
1. To pronounce the sibilant letter s imperfectly; to give s
and z the sound of th; -- a defect common among children.
2. To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, as
a child learning to talk.
As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisped in
numbers, for the numbers came. --Pope.
3. To speak hesitatingly with a low voice, as if afraid.
Lest when my lisping, guilty tongue should halt.
--Drayton.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
lisping
n.
That which is spoken in a lisp.
vb.
(present participle of en lisp nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
lisping
n.
That which is spoken in a lisp.
vb.
(present participle of en lisp nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
lisping
n.
That which is spoken in a lisp.
vb.
(present participle of en lisp nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
lisping
n.
That which is spoken in a lisp.
vb.
(present participle of en lisp nocat=1)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Lisping /lˈɪspɪŋ/
اللثغ
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
lisping /lˈɪspɪŋ/
Lispeln
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
lisping /lˈɪspɪŋ/
lispelnd
see: lisp, lisped, lisps, lisped
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
lisping /lˈɪspɪŋ/
sössötys
that which is spoken with a lisp
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
lisping /lˈɪspɪŋ/
1. selypítés
2. pösze beszéd
3. selypítô beszédû
4. selypítô beszéd
5. selypítô
6. pösze
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
28 Moby Thesaurus words for "lisping":
blurred, breathy, choked, choking, croaking, drawling, drawly,
dysphonic, guttural, harsh, hawking, hoarse, inarticulate,
indistinct, mispronounced, muzzy, nasal, quavering, shaking, shaky,
snuffling, stifled, strangled, thick, throaty, tremulous, twangy,
velar
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