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/ |
- (+ speech) to speak with a lispWord OriginOld English wlispian (recorded in āwlyspian), from wlisp (adjective) ‘lisping’, of imitative origin; compare with Dutch lispen and German lispeln.
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