LISP
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Lisp (lĭsp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lisped (lĭspt); p. pr. & vb. n. Lisping.] [OE. lispen, lipsen, AS. wlisp stammering, lisping; akin to D. & OHG. lispen to lisp, G. lispeln, Sw. l&ä;spa, Dan. lespe.] 1. To pronounce the sibilant letter s imperfectly; to give s and z the sound of th; -- a defect common among children.
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2. To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, as a child learning to talk.
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As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame,
I lisped in numbers, for the numbers came.
Pope.
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3. To speak hesitatingly with a low voice, as if afraid.
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Lest when my lisping, guilty tongue should halt.
Drayton.
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Lisp, v. t. 1. To pronounce with a lisp.
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2. 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.
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To speak unto them after their own capacity, and to lisp the words unto them according as the babes and children of that age might sound them again.
Tyndale.
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3. To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially; as, to lisp treason.
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Lisp, n. The habit or act of lisping. See Lisp, v. i., 1.
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I overheard her answer, with a very pretty lisp, “O! Strephon, you are a dangerous creature.”
Tatler.
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LISP (lĭsp), n. (Computers) [List Processing.] a high-level computer programming language in which statements and data are in the form of lists, enclosed in parentheses; -- used especially for rapid development of prototype programs in artificial intelligence applications .
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