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lisp

[lisp]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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1. the systematic articulation of s and z in a forward, dental position, like th- sounds, as a manifestation of a speech disorder or a stylistic affectation.
2. any unconventional articulation of the sibilants, as the pronunciation of s and z with the tongue between the teeth lingual protrusion lisp, close to or touching the upper front teeth dental lisp, or raised so that the breath is emitted laterally lateral lisp.
the act, habit, or sound of lisping.

verb (used with or without object)

to pronounce or speak with a lisp.
to speak imperfectly, especially in a childish manner.

LISP

[lisp]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Computers.

a high-level programming language that processes data in the form of lists: widely used in artificial intelligence applications.

lisp

/ ��ɪ�� /

noun

the articulation of s and z like or nearly like the th sounds in English thin and then respectively
the habit or speech defect of pronouncing s and z in this manner
the sound of a lisp in pronunciation

verb

to use a lisp in the pronunciation of (speech)
to speak or pronounce imperfectly or haltingly

LISP

/ ��ɪ�� /

noun

a high-level computer-programming language suitable for work in artificial intelligence

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Other Word Forms

lisper noun
lispingly adverb
unlisping adjective
ˈ�� noun
ˈ��辱�Բ� adjective
ˈ��辱�Բ�ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lisp¹

First recorded before 1100; Middle English wlispen, lipsen, Old English ��ɱ��辱��; akin to Dutch lisp(el)en, German lispeln, Norwegian leipsa

Origin of lisp²

lis(t) p(rocessing)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lisp¹

Old English ��ɱ��辱��, from wlisp lisping (adj), of imitative origin; related to Old High German lispen

Origin of lisp²

C20: from lis ( t ) p ( rocessing )

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Example Sentences

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And her voice ended up even having a little bit of a lisp at times.

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Hezbollah played on the popularity of Nasrallah, a skilled orator who spoke with a lisp and would crack the occasional joke and use slang.

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Since you brought up the Elon Musk interview, people have been saying that Trump sounded like he was slurring his words a little bit, maybe like he had a lisp.

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Trump slurred his way through the interview as if he had a bad lisp.

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And even my dialect coach was really anti- the idea for a while because it was creating lisps in my mouth, which wasn’t right.

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lisle thread lis pendens

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