📖 Definitions of "Lisp"
- 1
The habit or an act of lisping.
"He used to have a terrible lisp before going to a speech therapist."
- 1
To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/). This is a speech impediment common among children.
- 2
To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, such as a child learning to talk.
- 3
To speak hesitatingly and with a low voice, as if afraid.
- 4
To express by the use of simple, childlike language.
🔄 Synonyms of "Lisp"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| list-processing languagenoun | a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Lisp"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| list-processing languagenoun | a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists |
| sigmatismnoun | A lisp. |
| statnoun | (Canada, informal) A statutory public holiday (also as stat holiday). |
| lithpnoun | (humorous or childish) Pronunciation spelling of lisp, representing lisped English. [The act or a habit of lisping.] |
| lip-smackingnoun | (informal) Tasty; appetizing. |
| lingnoun | Common heather (Calluna vulgaris) |
| licknoun | The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue. |
| lapsus linguænoun | Archaic spelling of lapsus linguae. [(formal) An inadvertent remark; slip of the tongue.] |
| lip languagenoun | (dated) Language produced by clearly moving the lips so that it can be lipread. |
| lissnoun | A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7727). |
| lollopingnoun | The motion of something that lollops. |
| labialnoun | (linguistics, phonetics) A consonant articulated by the lips. |
| lipreadingnoun | The act of reading lips. |
| lollingverb | The act of one who lolls. |
| labializationnoun | (phonology) A secondary articulatory feature of usually consonants that involves the contraction or rounding of the lips (labia) during pronunciation. |
| lincturenoun | Any medicine taken by licking with the tongue. |
| languagismnoun | (rare) Linguicism; discrimination or chauvinism based on features of language such as accent, syntax, or vocabulary. |
| slobberingverb | The act of one who slobbers. |
| linguolabial | (phonetics) articulated with the tongue and the upper lip. |
| liltnoun | A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune. |
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