Lisp

[lɪsp]

Definition

(noun.) a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists.

(noun.) a speech defect that involves pronouncing `s' like voiceless `th' and `z' like voiced `th'.

(verb.) speak with a lisp.

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Definition

(v. i.) To pronounce the sibilant letter s imperfectly; to give s and z the sound of th; -- a defect common among children.

(v. i.) To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, as a child learning to talk.

(v. i.) To speak hesitatingly with a low voice, as if afraid.

(v. t.) To pronounce with a lisp.

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially; as, to lisp treason.

(n.) The habit or act of lisping. See Lisp, v. i., 1.

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Definition

v.i. to speak with the tongue against the upper teeth or gums as in pronouncing th for s or z: to articulate as a child: to utter imperfectly.—v.t. to pronounce with a lisp.—n. the act or habit of lisping.—n. Lisp′er.—adj. Lisp′ing pronouncing with a lisp.—n. the act of speaking with a lisp.—adv. Lisp′ingly.

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