Definition
Definition of lisped - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
speechRare spoken with a lispRare
- Her lisped words were hard to understand.
- His lisped speech made the presentation difficult to follow.
- The child's lisped pronunciation was endearing.
Origin of lisped
Old English, wlisp (lisping)
View all translations of lisped
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- French:zézayant, ...
- German:gelispelt, ...
- Italian:sibilante, ...
- Spanish:con ceceo, ...
- Portuguese:com ceceio, ...
- Chinese:咬舌音, ...
- Japanese:舌足らず, ...
- Arabic:مَلْثُوغ, ...
- Hebrew:מְדֻבָּר בְּלִיסְפּ, ...
- Russian:шепелявый, ...
- Ukrainian:шепелявий, ...
- Hindi:तुतलाना, ...
Definition of lisp - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
speech patternspeech defect pronouncing 's' and 'z' as 'th'
- She has a lisp that makes 'sun' sound like 'thun'.
Verb
1.
speech defectpronounce 's' and 'z' as 'th' sounds
- She tends to lisp when she's nervous.
2.
imperfect speechspeak with imperfect articulation
- The toddler began to lisp his words.
Expressions with lisp
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pronounce words with 's' and 'z' sounding like 'th'
He started to speak with a lisp after his dental surgery.
Origin of lisp
Old English, wlisp (stammering)
Examples of lisp in a sentence
Children with a lisp may need speech therapy. He began to lisp after the dental surgery. Children sometimes lisp when they lose their front teeth. She began to lisp after losing her front teeth. He would lisp slightly when he was nervous.
View all translations of lisp
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- French:zézaiement, zozoter, ...
- German:Lispeln, lispeln, ...
- Italian:sigmatismo, parlare con la zeppola, ...
- Spanish:ceceo, cecear, ...
- Portuguese:ceceio, cecear, ...
- Chinese:咬字不清, 发音不清, ...
- Japanese:リスプ, 舌足らずになる, ...
- Arabic:لَثْغَة, لَثَغَ, ...
- Hebrew:סִיגְמָטִיזְם, לְדַבֵּר בְּלִשּׁוּן, ...
- Russian:шепелявость, шепелявить, ...
- Ukrainian:шепелявість, шепелявити, ...
- Hindi:उच्चारण दोष, तुतलाना, ...
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