LISPING


Meaning of LISPING in English

I. -piŋ noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of lispen to lisp

1. : defective pronunciation of sibilants

interdental lisping

2. : lisp II 2

the first lispings of Greek art — Florence Simmonds

low lispings of the summer rain — H.W.Longfellow

II. adjective

Etymology: from present participle of lisp (I)

: characterized by a lisp or lisping

• lisp·ing·ly adverb

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