purse

verb [T] (MOVE LIPS)

/pɜrs/

Definition

› to bring your lips tightly together so that they form a rounded shape: She pursed her lips and said nothing.

(Definition of purse verb (MOVE LIPS) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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