noun

lisping

noun

Speech affected by a lisp — where "s" and "z" sounds come out closer to "th".

"You could hear a slight lisping in the way he said his own name."

"Her gentle lisping made the poem sound almost like a lullaby."

How to Use Lisping

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe noun form describing speech that has a lisp in it.

Memory tip

This word is far more often used as a verb or adjective ("she lisps", "a lisping child") — the plain noun form is fairly literary.

Common pairings

a slight lisping lisping voice lisping speech

lispings plural

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You could hear a slight _____ in the way he said his own name.