Word Meaning

Meaning of lisps

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

Crossword clue for lisps

- Conflict or struggle
- Leading lady is first person with speech problem
- Love is power ... it can be hard to utter
- Pronunciation defect
- Speak imperfectly
- Speak with impediment
- Speech defect
- Speech impediment
- Speech problem
- Diction flaws
- Model slips into problems with speech
- Says ‘th’ for ‘s’
- Speech defects
- Speech impediments
- Speech therapist's concern perhaps