Lisping Meaning in English
word · lemma: lisp
التعريف
Speaking with a speech difficulty where 's' and 'z' sounds are pronounced like 'th', often making the speech sound unclear.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
"Lisping" is used for both temporary and permanent conditions, often discussed in speech therapy. It is neutral or sympathetic when describing a speech issue, but can be offensive as mockery. Common collocations: "slight lisp", "noticeable lisp", "child lisping".
جمل نموذجية
The little boy was lisping when he spoke.
basic
She started lisping after she lost a tooth.
basic
Tom’s lisping made it hard to understand some words.
basic
"Stop lisping," his sister teased, but he just smiled.
natural
Even adults can have lisping if they never corrected it as children.
natural
You could barely notice his lisping when he read loudly.
natural