Crossword clues for lisped
lisped
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lisp \Lisp\ (l[i^]sp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lisped (l[i^]spt); p. pr. & vb. n. Lisping.] [OE. lispen, lipsen, AS. wlisp stammering, lisping; akin to D. & OHG. lispen to lisp, G. lispeln, Sw. l["a]spa, Dan. lespe.]
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.
As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisped in numbers, for the numbers came.
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To speak hesitatingly with a low voice, as if afraid.
Lest when my lisping, guilty tongue should halt.
--Drayton.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: lisp)
Usage examples of "lisped".
This idea was that I would rush down here to solve the interesting mystery of why an unknown man who lisped was wildly anxious to get photographs of a piece of carved rock.