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And Edgar lispingly chimed in, "Ain't got no pa to save your goat!"

From The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington)

But the interruption was effected without abruptness, without apparent emotion, sweetly, almost lispingly, with a modulation of the voice that was restful to the ear.

From The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident by Saltus, Edgar

"C'est là, papa?" the little girl lispingly began to stammer.

From Liza "A nest of nobles" by Ralston, William Ralston Shedden

She affected unusual grace of manner; her smile showed an attempt to be fascinating, and her language was peculiarly select, and lispingly pronounced.

From Father Brighthopes An Old Clergyman's Vacation by Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend)

He had scant care for the authority of "Gad-ish," as Gladys loved for him lispingly to call her.

From The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee by Duer, Douglas