What is "lisper"

Usage examples of "lisper".

She moved into the middle of the group and sat down, taking Lisper onto her lap.

She moved closer to Lisper, who cuddled against her, glassy-eyed, thumb in mouth.

Of them all, Lisper was the one she worried about most, and, she felt, so did the other four.

Mouse and Bird put their cloaks over the straw and Cricket urged Lisper to lie down on it.

Mouse knew instinctively that Lisper needed to be left alone for a little while to cry it out, so she joined the others clustering around Flame.

Cricket can make people believe she looks like somebody else, and Lisper can make people think nobody was there at all.

Mouse knew he was trying now to avoid possible trouble, to get Weldyn and Papa off a sore subject, and she watched with as much attention as Lisper did.

Eirran expected, Lisper was exhilarated and bubbling with excitement and pleasure.

Reluctantly, Lisper loosed her grip on Dunnis and allowed him to set her on her feet.

He had one arm around Lisper, who rode with him, lest a low-hanging branch sweep her off his saddle.

Joseph, day after day for three years, explains patiently to the lisper that they are forbidden to make love.

From the immaculate Rupert, with his patent-leather shoes and shining tile, down to the cowardly little lisper, Lew Veazie, they were alike detested.

Ye lispers, whisperers, singers in storms, Ye consciences murmuring faiths under forms, Ye ministers meet for each passion that grieves, Friendly, sisterly, sweetheart leaves, Oh, rain me down from your darks that contain me Wisdoms ye winnow from winds that pain me, -- Sift down tremors of sweet-within-sweet That advise me of more than they bring, -- repeat Me the woods-smell that swiftly but now brought breath From the heaven-side bank of the river of death, -- Teach me the terms of silence, -- preach me The passion of patience, -- sift me, -- impeach me, -- And there, oh there As ye hang with your myriad palms upturned in the air, Pray me a myriad prayer.

Had he been less proud, there might have been tears, but he was a warrior of Cormanthor, not one of these weak-knees, the pranc­ing and overperfumed lispers whom the high noble Houses of the realm were pleased to call heirs.

It's a tongue-twister that became a speech exercise for lispers and stutterers.