pursing

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noun

An expression or motion that purses.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of purse
nounpursing (plural pursings)

plural pursings

  1. An expression or motion that purses.

    The muscles about the mouth exhibited puckering movements and occasional pursings and poutings of the lips.

    1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Spurgin
Cite this entry
APA

pursing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pursing

MLA

“pursing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pursing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pursing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pursing.

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