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noun
- The habit or an act of lisping.
verb
- Pronounce the sibilant letter "s" imperfectly; to give "s" and "z" the sounds of "th" ((IPA, /θ / í°/)) " a defect common amongst children.
- Speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, as a child learning to talk.
- Speak hesitatingly and with a low voice, as if afraid.
- Pronounce with a lisp.
- 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.
- Speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially; as, to lisp treason.
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