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lisps

  • plural
    of lisp.
    lisp
  • present tense form
    of lisp (3rd person singular).
    lisp

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And even my dialect coach was really anti- the idea for a while because it was creating lisps in my mouth, which wasn’t right.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2024

They are two different entities that operate as one, babbling to each other as pint-size radio announcers with slight lisps.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2022

Her dad also lisps very slightly on “S” sounds but it’s not as pronounced.

From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2021

He lisps a little, because he has just two teeth left.

From US News ● May 3, 2015

Did they hope that by eliminating our lisps, they might set us on a different path, or were they trying to prepare us for future stage and choral careers?

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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