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Lisping
(gcide) | Lisp \Lisp\ (l[i^]sp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lisped (l[i^]spt);
p. pr. & vb. n. Lisping.] [OE. lispen, lipsen, AS. wlisp
stammering, lisping; akin to D. & OHG. lispen to lisp, G.
lispeln, Sw. l[aum]spa, 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.
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lispingly
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Lispingly
(gcide) | Lispingly \Lisp"ing*ly\, adv.
With a lisp; in a lisping manner.
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lispingly
(wn) | lispingly
adv 1: with a lisp; "she spoke lispingly" |
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