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lisp \lisp\ li^sp, v. i. imp. p. p. lisped li^spt;
p. pr. vb. n. lisping. oe. lispen, lipsen, as. wlisp
stammering, lisping; akin to d. ohg. lispen to lisp, g.
lispeln, sw. laumspa, dan. lespe.
1. to pronounce the sibilant letter s imperfectly; to give s
and z the sound of th; -- a defect common among children.
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2. to speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, as
a child learning to talk.
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as yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame,
i lisped in numbers, for the numbers came. --pope.
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3. to speak hesitatingly with a low voice, as if afraid.
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lest when my lisping, guilty tongue should halt.
--drayton.
1913 webster
see also:
lisped lisping
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