lisp
Example Sentences
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And at last, we get the spectacle of Mullally unleashed as the apparently dotty, sort-of wheelchair-bound mom, lisping her way to glory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
He gave each character such a unique voice and accent that I can still hear his lisping version of Gollum in Tolkien’s trilogy.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2019
In another era, Mr. Wilder’s Harpo Marx-like mop of golden hair, his slight physique and his soft, almost lisping voice might have hindered a career as a leading man.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 29, 2016
Still, Ball’s theory speaks to the persistent undervaluing of an legitimate artistic genre, one yet dwelling in the shadow of caped crusaders and lisping ducks.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2014
“God’s wounds,” she cried with lisping, spittle-spraying laughter, “it’s the Bear set loose among us again.”
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
