He was singularly taciturn, lisping thickly when he did talk, and stuttering and hesitating in his speech, as though his words moved faster than his mind could follow.
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Lisping
Synonyms for "lisping" (41 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (12)
Related words (20)
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Translations
7 translations across 6 languages.
Cornish
1 entries- stlavedh noun (that which is spoken with a lisp)
Finnish
1 entries- sössötys noun (that which is spoken with a lisp)
French
1 entries- blèsement noun (that which is spoken with a lisp)
Hebrew
1 entries- עִלֵּג noun (that which is spoken with a lisp)
Irish
1 entries- briotaireacht noun (that which is spoken with a lisp)
Spanish
2 entries- ceceante noun (that which is spoken with a lisp)
- ceceoso noun (that which is spoken with a lisp)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Even the technical terms of abstruse science have been allowed to mingle with the lispings of the nursery.
Source: wiktionary
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