bite your lip
Definition
› to prevent yourself from showing your reaction to something by speaking or laughing: I really wanted to laugh - I had to bite my lip.Not showing or feeling emotionsControlling emotions
(Definition of bite your lip from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- anodyne adjective
- belie verb
- cold-eyed adjective
- coldly adverb
- cripple noun
- detachment noun (NO EMOTION)
- glaze verb (BORED)
- hard-bitten adjective
- icy adjective (UNFRIENDLY)
- impassive adjective
- impenitent adjective
- inexpressive adjective
- internalize verb
- po-faced adjective
- poker-faced adjective
- reserved adjective (PERSON)
- sphinx-like adjective
- stiff upper lip noun
- stoic adjective
- stoic noun
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