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Definition of lisp verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lisp

verb
 
/lɪsp/
 
/lɪsp/
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they lisp
 
/lɪsp/
 
/lɪsp/
he / she / it lisps
 
/lɪsps/
 
/lɪsps/
past simple lisped
 
/lɪspt/
 
/lɪspt/
past participle lisped
 
/lɪspt/
 
/lɪspt/
-ing form lisping
 
/ˈlɪspɪŋ/
 
/ˈlɪspɪŋ/
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  1. (+ speech) to speak with a lisp
    Word OriginOld English wlispian (recorded in āwlyspian), from wlisp (adjective) ‘lisping’, of imitative origin; compare with Dutch lispen and German lispeln.
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