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lisp

noun

🔊/lɪsp/

🔊/lɪsp/

[usually singular]

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a speech fault in which the sound ‘s’ is pronounced ‘th’咬舌（语言缺陷，把 s 说成 th）
- She spoke with a slight lisp.她说话有点咬舌。🔊🔊
Word OriginOld English wlispian (recorded in āwlyspian), from wlisp (adjective) ‘lisping’, of imitative origin; compare with Dutch lispen and German lispeln.

lisp

verb

🔊/lɪsp/

🔊/lɪsp/

[intransitive, transitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they lisp	🔊/lɪsp/ 🔊/lɪsp/
he / she / it lisps	🔊/lɪsps/ 🔊/lɪsps/
past simple lisped	🔊/lɪspt/ 🔊/lɪspt/
past participle lisped	🔊/lɪspt/ 🔊/lɪspt/
-ing form lisping	🔊/ˈlɪspɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈlɪspɪŋ/

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(+ speech) to speak with a lisp说话口齿不清；咬舌
Word OriginOld English wlispian (recorded in āwlyspian), from wlisp (adjective) ‘lisping’, of imitative origin; compare with Dutch lispen and German lispeln.