Lisp vs. Stammer
Difference Between Lisp and Stammer
Lispnoun
The habit or an act of lisping.
He used to have a terrible lisp before going to a speech therapist.It's common for children to speak with a lisp.Stammerverb
(intransitive) To keep repeating a particular sound involuntarily during speech.
Lispverb
To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (lang=en). This is a speech impediment common among children.
Until the age of 10, Dominic would lisp, but this was fixed by a speech therapist.Stammerverb
(transitive) To utter with a stammer, or with timid hesitancy.
He blushed, and stammered a few words of apology.Lispverb
To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, such as a child learning to talk.
Stammernoun
The involuntary repetition of a sound in speech.
Lispverb
(archaic) To speak hesitatingly and with a low voice, as if afraid.
Stammernoun
a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
Lispverb
(archaic) to express by the use of simple, childlike language.
Stammerverb
speak haltingly;
The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the roomLispverb
(archaic) To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially.
to lisp treasonLispnoun
a speech defect that involves pronouncing s like voiceless th and z like voiced th
Lispnoun
a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists
Lispverb
speak with a lisp
