noun. A speech defect or mannerism characterized by mispronunciation of the sounds (s) and (z) as (th) and (th).

noun. A sound of or like a lisp.

intransitive verb. To speak with a lisp.

intransitive verb. To speak imperfectly, as a child does.

intransitive verb. To pronounce with a lisp.

noun. The habit or act of lisping, as in uttering th for s, and Ŧh for z; an indistinct utterance, as of a child.

To pronounce the sibilant letters s and z imperfectly, as by giving the sound of th (as in thin) or Ŧh (as in this, either.)

To speak imperfectly, as in childhood; make feeble, imperfect, or tentative efforts at speaking; hence, to speak in a hesitating, modest way.

To pronounce with a lisp or imperfectly.

transitive verb. To pronounce with a lisp.

transitive verb. To 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.

transitive verb. To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially.

intransitive verb. To pronounce the sibilant letter s imperfectly; to give s and z the sound of th; -- a defect common among children.

intransitive verb. To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, as a child learning to talk.

intransitive verb. To speak hesitatingly with a low voice, as if afraid.

noun. a high-level computer programming language in which statements and data are in the form of lists, enclosed in parentheses; -- used especially for rapid development of prototype programs in artificial intelligence applications .

noun. The habit or act of lisping. See lisp, v. i., 1.

noun. The habit or an act of lisping.

verb. To pronounce the sibilant letter ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (IPA: /θ / ð/) — a defect common amongst children.

verb. To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, as a child learning to talk.

verb. To speak hesitatingly and with a low voice, as if afraid.

verb. To pronounce with a lisp.

verb. To 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.

verb. To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially; as, to lisp treason.

noun. a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists

noun. a speech defect that involves pronouncing `s' like voiceless `th' and `z' like voiced `th'

verb. speak with a lisp

"Looks like the guy with the lisp is going to become a semi-regular on Big Bang."

brogue  drawl  lilt  twang  

lisped  lisping  

articulate  defect of speech  enounce  enunciate  programing language  

crisp  wisp  

airlessness  brogue  giggle  huskiness  impulsiveness  

aphonia  artificial voice  assibilate  assibilation  broken speech  

lisped  lisping  lisps