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
Miller['milə]
Alexeiah-lyek-SYAY (Russian), ah-leek-SYAY (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Shaquille-English (Modern)
Eadburga-Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Michellemee-SHEL (French), mi-SHEL (English)French, English, Dutch
JoonjoonKorean