lisp
noun/lɪsp/
/lɪsp/
[usually singular]- a speech fault in which the sound ‘s’ is pronounced ‘th’
- She spoke with a slight lisp.
Word OriginOld English wlispian (recorded in āwlyspian), from wlisp (adjective) ‘lisping’, of imitative origin; compare with Dutch lispen and German lispeln.Definitions on the go
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