lisp
To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectlyTo pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/, /ð/). This is a speech impediment common among children.
» Tom has a slight lisp.
Том трохи шепелявить.
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/, /ð/). This is a speech impediment common among children.
Until the age of 10, Dominic would lisp, but this was fixed by a speech therapist.
lispeln, zuzeln
шепеля́витьšepeljávitʹ
шепеля́витиšepeljávyty
(intransitive)To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, such as a child learning to talk.
(archaic, intransitive)To speak hesitatingly and with a low voice, as if afraid.
speak with a lisp
(archaic, intransitive)To express by the use of simple, childlike language.
(archaic, intransitive)To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially.
to lisp treason
Examples
14 sentencesTom has a slight lisp.
Том трохи шепелявить. — deniko
Tom has a lisp.
Tom speaks with a lisp.
ruТом шепелявит. — sharptoothed
deTom lispelt. — Luiaard
He lost his lisp at fourteen.
He had a lisp as a child.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English lispen, lipsen, wlispen, from Old English *wlispian (attested in āwlysFrom Middle English lispen, lipsen, wlispen, from Old English *wlispian (attested in āwlyspian (“to lisp”)), from Old English wlisp, wlips (“stammering, lisping”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *wlispaz (“lisping”), from Proto-Indo-European *wlis-, *wleys- (“rod”), from *wel- (“to turn, roll”). Cognate with Middle Low German wlispen (“to lisp”), Dutch lispen (“to lisp”), German lispeln (“to lisp”), Danish læspe (“to lisp”), Swedish läspa (“to lisp”).
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Forms
lisps, lisping, lisped, lispedWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle