| Lisp (lisp) |
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| v. i. | (l***ibreve]sp) |
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| Lisp |
| [imp.
*** p. p. Lisped (l&ibreve]spt); p. pr. *** vb.
n. Lisping.] [OE. lispen, lipsen, AS.
wlisp stammering, lisping] akin to D. *** OHG. lispen to
lisp, G. |
To pronounce the sibilant letter s
imperfectly; to give s and z the sound of th; --
a defect common among children.
To speak with imperfect articulation; to
mispronounce, as a child learning to talk.
To speak hesitatingly with a low voice, as
if afraid.
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To
pronounce with a lisp.
To utter with imperfect articulation; to
express with words pronounced imperfectly or indistinctly, as a child
speaks; hence, to express by the use of simple, childlike
language.
To speak with reserve or concealment; to
utter timidly or confidentially; as, to lisp
treason.
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The habit or act of
lisping. See Lisp, v. i., 1.
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