lisp

4 definitions • 3 examples

to pronounce "s" and "z" sounds like "th"

If someone speaks with a lisp, they pronounce "s" and "z" sounds like "th":

I was teased a lot at school because I spoke with a lisp.

He has a slight lisp and is conscious of it.

a computer programming language designed for processing lists of text:

Lisp is the standard research tool of artificial intelligence scientists in the United States.

to pronounce "s" and "z" sounds like "th," so that "sin" sounds like "thin" and "Zen" sounds like "then"