lisp
/lɪsp/ verb C2- To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/, /ð/). This is a speech impediment common among children. · Until the age of 10, Dominic would lisp, but this was fixed by a speech therapist.
- To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, such as a child learning to talk.
He/she/it lisps · Past lisped · Past participle lisped · -ing form lisping
Verb forms
- Base form
- lisp
- He/she/it
- lisps
- Past
- lisped
- Past participle
- lisped
- -ing form
- lisping
From the library
“I cannot explain.” She spoke in a low, eager voice, with a curious lisp in her utterance.
Stapleton herself, spoke good English, but with a curious lisping accent.
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