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Trying to conceal the fact that I was a gay, effeminate, hyperactive, adopted child with a serious lisp in southern Louisiana would have been like trying to hide Dolly Parton in a string bikini!
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Meaning of "lisp" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LISP

Old English āwlispian, from wlisp lisping (adj), of imitative origin; related to Old High German lispen.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LISP

lisp  [lɪsp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LISP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lisp is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb lisp in English.

WHAT DOES LISP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lisp

A lisp, also known as sigmatism, is a speech impediment in which a person cannot articulate sibilants. These misarticulations often result in unclear speech.

Definition of lisp in the English dictionary

The first definition of lisp in the dictionary is the articulation of s and z like or nearly like the th sounds in English thin and then respectively. Other definition of lisp is the habit or speech defect of pronouncing s and z in this manner. Lisp is also the sound of a lisp in pronunciation.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LISP

PRESENT

Present
I lisp
you lisp
he/she/it lisps
we lisp
you lisp
they lisp
Present continuous
I am lisping
you are lisping
he/she/it is lisping
we are lisping
you are lisping
they are lisping
Present perfect
I have lisped
you have lisped
he/she/it has lisped
we have lisped
you have lisped
they have lisped
Present perfect continuous
I have been lisping
you have been lisping
he/she/it has been lisping
we have been lisping
you have been lisping
they have been lisping
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I lisped
you lisped
he/she/it lisped
we lisped
you lisped
they lisped
Past continuous
I was lisping
you were lisping
he/she/it was lisping
we were lisping
you were lisping
they were lisping
Past perfect
I had lisped
you had lisped
he/she/it had lisped
we had lisped
you had lisped
they had lisped
Past perfect continuous
I had been lisping
you had been lisping
he/she/it had been lisping
we had been lisping
you had been lisping
they had been lisping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will lisp
you will lisp
he/she/it will lisp
we will lisp
you will lisp
they will lisp
Future continuous
I will be lisping
you will be lisping
he/she/it will be lisping
we will be lisping
you will be lisping
they will be lisping
Future perfect
I will have lisped
you will have lisped
he/she/it will have lisped
we will have lisped
you will have lisped
they will have lisped
Future perfect continuous
I will have been lisping
you will have been lisping
he/she/it will have been lisping
we will have been lisping
you will have been lisping
they will have been lisping
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would lisp
you would lisp
he/she/it would lisp
we would lisp
you would lisp
they would lisp
Conditional continuous
I would be lisping
you would be lisping
he/she/it would be lisping
we would be lisping
you would be lisping
they would be lisping
Conditional perfect
I would have lisp
you would have lisp
he/she/it would have lisp
we would have lisp
you would have lisp
they would have lisp
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been lisping
you would have been lisping
he/she/it would have been lisping
we would have been lisping
you would have been lisping
they would have been lisping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you lisp
we let´s lisp
you lisp
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to lisp
Past participle
lisped
Present Participle
lisping
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LISP


crisp
krɪsp
risp
rɪsp
will-o´-the-wisp
ˌwɪləðəˈwɪsp
wisp
wɪsp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LISP

lis
lis pendens
Lisboa
Lisbon
Lisburn
Lisieux
lisle
lisper
lisping
lispingly
lispound
Lissajous figure
lissencephalous
lissom
lissome
lissomely
lissomeness
lissomly
lissomness
lissotrichous

WORDS THAT END LIKE LISP

asp
at the last gasp
clasp
cusp
dsp
esp
gasp
grasp
handclasp
hasp
hosp
last-gasp
potato crisp
potter wasp
rasp
sp
thesp
tie clasp
unclasp
wasp

Synonyms and antonyms of lisp in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lisp» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LISP

Find out the translation of lisp to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lisp from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lisp» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

LISP
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lisp
570 millions of speakers

English

lisp
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तुतलाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثغة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Lisp
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lisp
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাতার মর্মর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

zézayer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Licp
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lispeln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

舌足らず
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

혀짤배기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lisp
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nói ngọng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மழலைப் பேச்சையும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अलिप्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yanlış telaffuz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

blesità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

LISP
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Lisp
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

LISP
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lisp
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lisp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lisp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lisp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lisp

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LISP»

The term «lisp» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.742 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LISP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lisp

EXAMPLES

3 QUOTES WITH «LISP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lisp.
1
Kevyn Aucoin
Trying to conceal the fact that I was a gay, effeminate, hyperactive, adopted child with a serious lisp in southern Louisiana would have been like trying to hide Dolly Parton in a string bikini!
2
Sarah Paulson
I had gone away from Twitter because before people had been so mean to me. Talking about my lisp and my enormous forehead and all these things. I do have a lisp, I do have a forehead I know you could land a plane on, it's no mystery to me. I just didn't have the skin for it.
3
Kiernan Shipka
There's nothing wrong with a lisp.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LISP»

Discover the use of lisp in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lisp and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Practical Common Lisp
This is the first book that introduces Lisp as a language for the real world. Practical Common Lisp presents a thorough introduction to Common Lisp, providing you with an overall understanding of the language features and how they work.
Peter Seibel, 2005
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On Lisp:
Written by a Lisp expert, this is the most comprehensive tutorial on the advanced features of Lisp for experienced programmers.
Paul Graham, 1994
3
Land of Lisp
The book is filled with the author's brilliant Lisp cartoons, which are sure to appeal to many Lisp fans and, in the tradition of all No Starch Press titles, make learning more fun."--Resource description p.
Conrad Barski, 2010
4
COMMON LISP: The Language
In this greatly expanded edition of the defacto standard, you'll learn about the nearly 200 changes already made since original publication - and find out about gray areas likely to be revised later.
Guy L. Steele, 1990
5
Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming: Case ...
This volume is an excellent text for a course on AI programming, a useful supplement for general AI courses and an indispensable reference for the professional programmer.
Peter Norvig, 1992
6
Common LISP: A Gentle Introduction to Symbolic Computation
The text offers clear, reader-friendly explanations of such essential concepts as cons cell structures, evaluation rules, programs as data, and recursive and applicative programming styles.
David S. Touretzky, 2014
7
Artificial Intelligence with Common Lisp: Fundamentals of ...
Computer Science
James L. Noyes, 1992
8
Lisp in Small Pieces
This will become the new standard reference for people wanting to know about the Lisp family of languages.
Christian Queinnec, 2003
9
Let Over Lambda: 50 Years of Lisp
This book is about pushing the boundaries of what we know about programming. While this book teaches useful skills that can help solve your programming problems today and now, it has also been designed to be entertaining and inspiring.
Doug Hoyte, 2008
10
LISP 1.5 Programmer's Manual
The manual describes LISP, a formal mathematical language. LISP differs from most programming languages in three important ways. The first way is in the nature of the data.
John McCarthy, 1965

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LISP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lisp is used in the context of the following news items.
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"Golan the Impregnable" · Golan The Insatiable · TV Review · The …
Waiting with his dopey hockey jersey, present, and teenage lisp is Alexis' current boyfriend Keith. It's clearly for some sort of extracurricular ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Jul 15»
2
REVIEW: Waterloo Community Playhouse's 'Spelling Bee' is …
Shelby Davis, dressed in a yellow cover-up, gives us a lisp as the dear Logainne, with her two demanding fathers. “Woe is Me,” Davis sings ... «Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, Jul 15»
3
Live Review: Kevin Spacey Shows Off His Pipes at the Green Music …
(Those looking for undertones might be directed to Spacey's numerous lapses into over-the-top “snippy diva” lisp in his between-song patter.) ... «KQED, Jul 15»
4
BWW Review: THE MUSIC MAN Celebrates Good Old Fashioned …
Prim librarian and piano teacher Marian sees through him, but when Harold helps her younger brother overcome his lisp and social ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
5
Happy Birthday, Kool G Rap! - XXL
Hov and many others have paid homage to the lisp wordsmith over the years and will continue to. Happy Birthday, Kool G Rap! «XXLMAG.COM, Jul 15»
6
Aleksander (Alex) Danilov in The Winter's Tale | Philipstown.info …
That would be the young lad with the lisp, who sings Gary, Indiana. Winthrop may not be a prince, but he is, traditionally, a big ole scene-stealer ... «Philipstown.info, Jul 15»
7
Why is a slim chance exactly like a fat chance? | The Community Press
And finally, I have always wondered if it was some sort of cruel joke that there's an “s” in the word lisp. OK, that's all for this week. Terry serves ... «Community Press, Jul 15»
8
In search of what exactly defines the “gay voice”
Characterized by the effeminate pitch of a man's voice, perhaps accompanied by a lisp or accentuated by the crisp articulation of certain ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
9
'Sports Night' nostalgia recap: Let's try not to get blown up
... the bomb threat personally, despite the fact that it was actually prompted by a guy named Denny Denton impersonating Jesus with a lisp. «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
10
Transgender Violently Threatens @BenShapiro For Calling Him …
Are we all supposed to act like it's acceptable because Bob now talks with a lisp? Ben Shapiro was civil, and Bobby/Zoey is a dirtbag who ... «Western Journalism, Jul 15»

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