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lisp

(lɪsp)

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense lisps, present participle lisping, past tense, past participle lisped

1. countable noun [usually singular]

If someone has a lisp, they pronounce the sounds 's' and 'z' as if they were 'th'. For example, they say 'thing' instead of 'sing'.

He has a slight lisp.

2. verb

If someone lisps, they say something with a lisp or speak with a lisp.

The little man, upset, was lisping badly. [VERB]

Bochmann lisped his congratulations. [VERB noun]

...her low, lisping voice. [VERB-ing]

lisp in British English

(lɪsp)

noun

the articulation of s and z like or nearly like the th sounds in English thin and then respectively

the habit or speech defect of pronouncing s and z in this manner

the sound of a lisp in pronunciation

verb

to use a lisp in the pronunciation of (speech)

to speak or pronounce imperfectly or haltingly

Derived forms

lisper (ˈlisper)

noun

lisping (ˈlisping)

adjective, noun

lispingly (ˈlispingly)

adverb

Word origin

Old English āwlispian, from wlisp lisping (adj), of imitative origin; related to Old High German lispen

LISP in British English

(lɪsp)

noun

a high-level computer-programming language suitable for work in artificial intelligence

Word origin

C20: from lis(t) p(rocessing)

LISP in American English

(lɪsp)

noun

a high-level computer language used esp. in artificial intelligence

Word origin

lis(t) p(rocessing)

lisp in American English

(lɪsp)

verb intransitive

to substitute the sounds ( (θ) ) and (; ð) ) for the sounds of s and z, as in pronouncing sing as though it were thing

to speak imperfectly or like a child

verb transitive

to utter with a lisp or in an imperfect or childlike way

noun

the act or speech defect of lisping

the sound of lisping

Derived forms

lisper (ˈlisper)

noun

lispingly (ˈlispingly)

adverb

Word origin

ME lyspen, earlier wlispen < OE -wlyspian < wlisp, wlips, a lisping, akin to Ger lispeln, MLowG wlispen, wilspen, of echoic orig.

Examples of 'lisp' in a sentence
lisp

The voice had a faint Silesian accent, blurred by the hint of a lisp, and it took me back over twenty years.Humiliatingly, he could feel himself going scarlet as he realized that his lisp had slipped out of control again.He didn't even really mind having to make cute remarks or pretending to toddle and lisp.

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Chinese translation of 'lisp'

lisp

(lɪsp)

n (c)

咬舌 (yǎoshé)

vi

咬着(著)舌说(說) (yǎozhe shé shuō)
to speak with a lisp 口齿(齒)不清地说(說) (kǒuchǐ bù qīng de shuō)

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listen in

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to speak with a lisp

单词	lisp
释义	Trends of lisp View usage for: lisp (lɪsp) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense lisps, present participle lisping, past tense, past participle lisped 1. countable noun [usually singular] If someone has a lisp, they pronounce the sounds 's' and 'z' as if they were 'th'. For example, they say 'thing' instead of 'sing'. He has a slight lisp. 2. verb If someone lisps, they say something with a lisp or speak with a lisp. The little man, upset, was lisping badly. [VERB] Bochmann lisped his congratulations. [VERB noun] ...her low, lisping voice. [VERB-ing] lisp in British English (lɪsp) noun 1. the articulation of s and z like or nearly like the th sounds in English thin and then respectively 2. the habit or speech defect of pronouncing s and z in this manner 3. the sound of a lisp in pronunciation verb 4. to use a lisp in the pronunciation of (speech) 5. to speak or pronounce imperfectly or haltingly Derived forms lisper (ˈlisper) noun lisping (ˈlisping) adjective, noun lispingly (ˈlispingly) adverb Word origin Old English āwlispian, from wlisp lisping (adj), of imitative origin; related to Old High German lispen LISP in British English (lɪsp) noun a high-level computer-programming language suitable for work in artificial intelligence Word origin C20: from lis(t) p(rocessing) LISP in American English (lɪsp) noun a high-level computer language used esp. in artificial intelligence Word origin lis(t) p(rocessing) lisp in American English (lɪsp) verb intransitive 1. to substitute the sounds ( (θ) ) and (; ð) ) for the sounds of s and z, as in pronouncing sing as though it were thing 2. to speak imperfectly or like a child verb transitive 3. to utter with a lisp or in an imperfect or childlike way noun 4. the act or speech defect of lisping 5. the sound of lisping Derived forms lisper (ˈlisper) noun lispingly (ˈlispingly) adverb Word origin ME lyspen, earlier wlispen < OE -wlyspian < wlisp, wlips, a lisping, akin to Ger lispeln, MLowG wlispen, wilspen, of echoic orig. Examples of 'lisp' in a sentence lisp The voice had a faint Silesian accent, blurred by the hint of a lisp, and it took me back over twenty years. Taylor, Andy TOY SHOP (1993) Humiliatingly, he could feel himself going scarlet as he realized that his lisp had slipped out of control again. Babson, Marian DEATH IN FASHION (1993) He didn't even really mind having to make cute remarks or pretending to toddle and lisp. Brandel, Marc THE ROGUES' REUNION (1993) Word lists with lisp programming language Chinese translation of 'lisp' lisp (lɪsp) n (c) 咬舌 (yǎoshé) vi 咬着(著)舌说(說) (yǎozhe shé shuō) to speak with a lisp 口齿(齒)不清地说(說) (kǒuchǐ bù qīng de shuō) Nearby words of lisp liquidizer liquor liquor store lisp list listen listen in Related terms of lisp to speak with a lisp
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