Lisp
Pronunciation: /ˈlɪsp/
Lisp (noun)
- a way of speaking where 's' sounds like 'th'.
Examples
- The child had a lisp that made certain words hard to pronounce.
- A lisp can affect how clearly someone speaks.
Common collocations: develop a lisp, overcome a lisp, notice a lisp, lisp softly, start to lisp
Lisp (verb)
- to speak with a speech difficulty where 's' sounds like 'th'.
Examples
- He tends to lisp when he is nervous.
- She lisps slightly, especially with certain sounds.