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noun / verb

lip

LIP/lɪp/

The fleshy rim of the mouth.

A fingertip gently touches the center of the lower lip.

A close-up of a relaxed mouth, with a fingertip gently touching the center of the lower lip to single out one soft edge rather than the mouth as a whole.
Etymology
lipOld Englishlip

Old English lippa already meant one of the two sides of the mouth. Its deeper ancestry is uncertain, though a relationship with Latin labium, also meaning “lip,” is considered probable.

In context

Enhanced Public Domain86:08
gwendelyn bites her lip and beats her foot nervously with her parasol looking round quite a well-kept garden this is Miss cardu
1800s Comedy Audiobook: Oscar Wilde - The Importance of Being Earnest

More examples

  • The cold wind leaves my lips dry and cracked.
  • He bites his lower lip while he thinks.
  • She lips the words without making a sound.

Forms

lip · lips · lipped · lipping