to lisp
3
7.0
- verb
- /lɪsp/
- Specialized
:
cecear
- "I used to lisp a lot, and kids made fun of me."
- lisping voice
- lisped, "Say
Examples
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"The little boy began to lisp when he learned to talk, often replacing 's' words with 'th' sounds."
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He lisps and he's the bravest man in the world.
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At my right hand was Dr. X, who lisped, "Say, we have a prior date!"
Fiction book (1994) -
And, by the way, I don't lisp.
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Did I lisp?
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"Oh, you've always had such good taste, Sabine," lisped the old hag.
Fiction book (1994) -
"When he was a child, he used to lisp the letter 's', which made his friends tease him."
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"In therapy, she worked hard to correct her lisp so that her speech would become clearer."
Synonyms
15
3.7
Say a word or sound in the wrong way
To say a word or sound incorrectly so people cannot understand it
Compounds
How Clear
7
1.0
- Specialized
3
7.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lisp as a verb follows the same idea: a helpful way to remember it is to hear the word imitate someone saying 's' like 'th'. So, to lisp is to speak with that change, for example saying 'sun' like 'thun'.