Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buttoning up one's lip

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
but-ton-ing up one's lip
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of button up one's lip

Questions

What does buttoning up one's lip mean?
present participle and gerund of button up one's lip

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