Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Lisp (-ed, -s)
lisp (-ed, -s), v. [OE wlispian.]
- Tell; divulge; reveal a secret; [fig.] whisper.
- Stammer; stutter; articulate inaccurately; enunciate inadequately; utter with difficulty; say with hesitancy; pronounce /tr/ as /tw/; speak like a little child.
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