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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Torben	TOR-ben (Danish), TAWR-ben (German)	Danish, German
Pauleen	paw-LEEN	English (Rare)
Seema	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Hallie	HAL-ee	English
Van	VAN	English
Neoptolemus	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)