balbucear — meaning in English

English meaning

• lisp verb To pronounce the sounds 's' and 'z' as 'th', usually as a speech habit rather than deliberately.
• mumble verb To speak quietly and unclearly, so words are hard to make out.
• mutter verb To speak quietly and indistinctly, especially in complaint or annoyance.
• stammer verb To speak with involuntary repetitions or pauses, unable to get words out smoothly.
• utter adjective Complete and total; absolute.

Senses

balbucear is used for these senses in English:

• mutter To speak softly and incoherently, or with imperfect articulations.
• stammer (transitive) To utter with a stammer, or with timid hesitancy.
• utter Sometimes preceded by forth, out, etc.: to produce (a cry, speech, or other sounds) with the voice.

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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