Word Meaning

lisps definition and meaning

v. i. To pronounce the sibilant letter s imperfectly; to give s and z the sound of th; -- a defect common among children.
v. i. To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, as a child learning to talk.
v. i. To speak hesitatingly with a low voice, as if afraid.
v. t. To pronounce with a lisp.
v. t. 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.
v. t. To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially; as, to lisp treason.
n. The habit or act of lisping. See Lisp, v. i., 1.

Crossword clues for lisps

- Conflict or struggle
- Leading lady is first person with speech problem
- Pronunciation defect
- Speak imperfectly
- Speak with impediment
- Speech defect
- Speech impediment
- Speech problem
- Diction flaws
- Model slips into problems with speech
- Says ‘th’ for ‘s’
- Speech defects
- Speech impediments
- Speech therapist's concern perhaps