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