pursed

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(pursed) 1 syllables

Definition

verb. to contract the lips tightly together.

Example Sentence

The little girl pursed her lips to give her doll a kiss.

More Example Sentences

She pursed her lips while listening.

Synonyms

puckered; tightened

Antonyms

open

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

pursed
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • berst
  • burst
  • cursed
  • durst
  • first
  • furst
  • gerst
  • hearst
  • herst
  • hirst
  • huerst
  • hurst
  • kerst
  • kirst
  • nursed
  • pursed
  • thirst
  • versed
  • werst
  • worst
  • wurst

  • accursed
  • accurst
  • coerced
  • conversed
  • disbursed
  • dispersed
  • emersed
  • headfirst
  • immersed
  • medfirst
  • rehearsed
  • reversed
  • submersed
  • traversed

  • interfirst
  • interspersed
  • reimbursed
  • unrehearsed

  • guaranty-first
  • unreimbursed
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