lisp

lisp n

see lisp, v.

  1. Stammering; stuttering sound; broken speech; loss of words; [fig.] alleged failure to communicate; apparent inability to speak.

lisp [-ed, -ing, -s] v

OE wlispian.

  1. Stammer; stutter; say with hesitancy; speak with broken syllables; utter with difficulty in articulation; trip over one's tongue in enunciating.