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To pronounce the sibilant letter s imperfectly; to give s
and z the sound of th; -- a defect common among children. |
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To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, as
a child learning to talk. |
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To speak hesitatingly with a low voice, as if afraid. |
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To pronounce with a lisp. |
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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. |
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To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or
confidentially; as, to lisp treason. |
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The habit or act of lisping. See Lisp, v. i., 1. |
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