lisped
Said "th" accidentally
Lisped is the past tense of lisp, meaning to speak with a pronunciation that substitutes "th" sounds for "s" or "z": She lisped her way through the speech.
The word can describe any soft, imperfect, or childlike manner of speaking: "I wuv you," he lisped.
Spoke with involuntary repetitions
- stutteredSpoke with involuntary repetitions
- slurredIndistinctly articulated
- mumbledSpoke indistinctly
- mispronouncedUttered sounds incorrectly
articulated · pronounced · enunciated · spoke · uttered · vocalized · sibilant · impediment
Spoke barely audibly
- breathedInhaled and exhaled
- whisperedSpoke without full voice
- sighedExhaled expressively
- cooedSpoke softly, lovingly
purred · intoned · drawled · crooned · narration · Victorian · Dickensian · characterization
Playfully alluring in manner
- flirtatiousPlayfully romantic in manner
- affectedArtificially contrived behavior
- simperingSmiling affectedly, falsely coy
- coyAffectedly modest
mincing · precious · theatrical · exaggerated · put-on · pretended · feigned · artificial
Child learning to walk
- preschoolerChild aged three-to-five
- baby talkSimplified speech for infants
- adorableExtremely endearing
- innocentFree from moral wrong
endearing · precious · sweet · young · developing · learning · first words · milk teeth
stammered
Spoke with involuntary repetitions
mispronounced · articulated · pronounced · enunciated · spoke · uttered · vocalized · sibilant · impediment · childhood
murmured
Spoke barely audibly
cooed · purred · intoned · drawled · crooned · narration · Victorian · Dickensian · characterization · period fiction
coquettish
Playfully alluring in manner
- flirtatiousPlayfully romantic in manner
- affectedArtificially contrived behavior
- simperingSmiling affectedly, falsely coy
coy · mincing · precious · theatrical · exaggerated · put-on · pretended · feigned · artificial · mannered
toddler
Child learning to walk
- preschoolerChild aged three-to-five
- baby talkSimplified speech for infants
- adorableExtremely endearing
innocent · endearing · precious · sweet · young · developing · learning · first words · milk teeth · gap-toothed
lispedenunciated
Spoke with clear pronunciation
articulated · declaimed · projected · orated