lisp
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noun
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th-sounds of thin and this, respectively.
Phonetics. any unconventional articulation of the sibilants, as the pronunciation of s and z with the tongue between the teeth (lingual protrusion lisp), close to or touching the upper front teeth (dental lisp), or raised so that the breath is emitted laterally (lateral lisp).
the act, habit, or sound of lisping.
verb (used with or without object)
to pronounce or speak with a lisp.
to speak imperfectly, especially in a childish manner.
Origin of lisp
before 1100; Middle English wlispen, lipsen, Old English āwlyspian; akin to Dutch lisp(el)en, German lispeln, Norwegian leipsa
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Examples from the Web for lisping
Historical Examples of lisping
When the lisping lips of my young child asked me, "Papa, who made me?"
The Meaning of EvolutionSamuel Christian Schmucker
He had then, the defects of lisping and stammering which we, often turned into ridicule.
The Priest, The Woman And The ConfessionalFather Chiniquy
"Say 'Our Father,'" he used to demand of the lisping infant when he had her alone with him.
Jennie GerhardtTheodore Dreiser
If it did, I should be lisping "husband, husband, husband" from cock-crow to owl's cry.
The Amazing Marriage, CompleteGeorge Meredith
When they returned the child offered me the bowl, lisping in a charming manner.
Lost DiariesMaurice Baring
lisp
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Word Origin for lisp
Old English āwlispian, from wlisp lisping (adj), of imitative origin; related to Old High German lispen
LISP
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Word Origin for LISP
C20: from lis (t) p (rocessing)
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