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lisp

/lɪsp/ noun · British & US
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What does lisp mean?

noun

A speech disorder in which a person's tongue is placed between their upper and lower teeth, causing a lisp-like pronunciation of certain sounds, often /s/ or /z/.

Example

"The child's lisp made it difficult for others to understand her when she said 'this' instead of 'this'."

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