1. Verb
To pronounce the sibilant letter s imperfectly; to give s and z the sound of th; -- a defect common among children.
2. Verb
To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, as a child learning to talk.
3. Verb
To speak hesitatingly with a low voice, as if afraid.
4. Verb
To pronounce with a lisp.
5. 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.
6. Verb
To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially; as, to lisp treason.
7. Noun
The habit or act of lisping. See Lisp, v. i., 1.
8. Noun
a speech defect that involves pronouncing /s/ like voiceless ‘th’, /θ/ and /z/ like voiced ‘th’, /ð/
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
9. Noun
a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists
Vocabulary classified under Computing and technology
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