noun
- plural of lisping; instances or acts of speaking with a lisp, or the characteristic speech pattern of pronouncing 's' and 'z' sounds as 'th'
Usage: usually plural; can refer to multiple occurrences of lisped speech or the condition itself in multiple people
Examples
- The child's lispings gradually improved with speech therapy.
- Her gentle lispings made her voice sound soft and endearing.
- The teacher noted the lispings in several students' pronunciation.
- His lispings were most noticeable when he spoke quickly.
- The speech pathologist worked to reduce the patient's lispings over several months.