lisping
Substituting th-sounds involuntarily
Lisping is speaking with a lisp—substituting "th" sounds for "s" or "z," so "sing" becomes "thing." The term describes the speech pattern itself or characterizes someone's manner of speaking: She spoke in a lisping whisper.
Children often lisp before mastering certain sounds; in adults it may be affectation or speech impediment.
Fricative with hiss quality
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- articulationClear vocal expression
- slurInsulting group label
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
stutter · stammer · enunciation · fricative · tongue · teeth · interdental · lateral
Impaired ability to write
- anomiaInability to recall words
- speech disorderImpaired verbal communication ability
- phonologicalOf speech sound patterns
- developmentalRelated to growth stages
apraxia · dysarthria · speech pathology · diagnosis · assessment · intervention · remediation
Artificial behavior for effect
- endearingArousing fondness or affection
- childlikeHaving youthful innocence
- coyAffectedly modest
- SylvesterForest-derived masculine name
Daffy Duck · caricature · theatrical · effeminate · stereotype · mannerism · mockery · imitation
sibilant
Fricative with hiss quality
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- articulationClear vocal expression
- slurInsulting group label
impediment · stutter · stammer · enunciation · fricative · tongue · teeth · interdental · lateral · frontal
dysgraphia
Impaired ability to write
- anomiaInability to recall words
- speech disorderImpaired verbal communication ability
- phonologicalOf speech sound patterns
developmental · apraxia · dysarthria · speech pathology · diagnosis · assessment · intervention · remediation
affectation
Artificial behavior for effect
Sylvester · Daffy Duck · caricature · theatrical · effeminate · stereotype · mannerism · mockery · imitation · mimicry
- speech habitsmumbling, stuttering, stammering, rambling, interrupting
- speech qualitiesarticulate, clear, loud, soft, quiet
- verbal qualitieseloquence, fluency, articulate, clarity, coherence
- vocalizationsspeak, speaking, talking, whisper, shout
- Voice & Speechpitch, tone, squeaky, high-pitched, crying
- speech problemsstuttering, stammering, slurring, mumbling, slurred words
lispingarticulate
Express clearly, or well-spoken
eloquent · clear speech · enunciating · crisp · distinct
lispingfluent
Speaking smoothly, effortlessly
smooth-talking · stuttering · stammering · mumbling · slurring