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lisp
1[ lisp ]
noun
- Phonetics.
- 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.
- 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
2[ lisp ]
noun
Computers.
- a high-level programming language that processes data in the form of lists: widely used in artificial intelligence applications.
lisp
1/ 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
2/ ɪ /
noun
- a high-level computer-programming language suitable for work in artificial intelligence
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Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
- ˈ辱Բ, adjectivenoun
- ˈ辱Բly, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms
- · noun
- ·Բ· adverb
- ܲ··Բ adjective
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51Թ 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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51Թ 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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