purse up



purse something up

to bunch or pucker something up. (Usually the lips.) When he tasted the lemon juice, he pursed his lips up and spat it out. Don pursed up his lips as if to spit it out.
See also: purse, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SherrieSHER-eeEnglish
GeneviÈVezhe-nə-VYEV, zhawn-VYEVFrench
Vitus-Ancient Roman
BabÜR-Turkish
Armstead['a:msted]
Margaritamahr-gah-REE-tah (Spanish, Russian)Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Late Roman