Associations to the word «Lisping»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
LISP, noun. The habit or an act of lisping.
LISP, verb. To pronounce the sibilant letter ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ () — a defect common amongst children.
LISP, verb. To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, as a child learning to talk.
LISP, verb. To speak hesitatingly and with a low voice, as if afraid.
LISP, verb. 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.
LISP, verb. To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially.
LISP, proper noun. A functional programming language with a distinctive parenthesized syntax, much used in artificial intelligence.
LISP, proper noun. Alternative spelling of Lisp
Dictionary definition
LISP, noun. A speech defect that involves pronouncing `s' like voiceless `th' and `z' like voiced `th'.
LISP, noun. A flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists.
LISP, verb. Speak with a lisp.
Wise words
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.