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шепелявить — meaning in English

shepelyavit

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English meaning

  • lisp verb To pronounce the sounds 's' and 'z' as 'th', usually as a speech habit rather than deliberately.

Senses

шепелявить is used for these senses in English:

  • lisp (intransitive) To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/, /ð/). This is a speech impediment common among children.

lisp — full definition

  1. verb To pronounce the sounds 's' and 'z' as 'th', usually as a speech habit rather than deliberately.
  2. noun A way of speaking in which 's' and 'z' sounds come out as 'th'.
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