Lisping
7 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Present participle of lisp, referring to the act of speaking with a speech defect in which the sound 's' is pronounced like a voiceless 'th'.
“The child was lisping slightly but the therapist said it would likely resolve on its own.”
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Wordle
Contains the -ISP- pattern in the middle and ends in the standard -ING suffix
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Common letters with modest overall score, the P (3 pts) and S together help with rack management
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