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lispingly
Variant of lisp
intransitive verb
- to substitute the sounds (t̸h) and (t̸h) for the sounds of s and z, as in pronouncing sing as though it were thing
- to speak imperfectly or like a child
transitive verb
to utter with a lisp or in an imperfect or childlike way
noun
- the act or speech defect of lisping
- the sound of lisping
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