Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underlip

/ˈʌndɚˌlɪp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-lip
IPA: /ˈʌndɚˌlɪp/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"He bit his under-lip as though he were somewhat unwilling, but arose."
"In fact, there was such an obvious inclination to wateriness about his eye, and instability about his underlip, that Cripps found it necessary to put the conversation on a less emotional basis."
"His eyes were closed, his mouth opened. His breathing, irregular for three, then four, then five breaths, returned to its normal, soundless rhythm. Stubbled overlip and wet underlip moved about some final, silent word: […]"

Etymology

From under- + lip. Compare Saterland Frisian Unnerlippe (“underlip”), German Unterlippe (“underlip”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈʌndɚˌlɪp/
British English: /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌlɪp/

Inflected Forms

underlips (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

overlip

Questions

How do you pronounce underlip?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌndɚˌlɪp/.
What does underlip mean?: The lower lip.
Where does underlip come from?: From under- + lip. Compare Saterland Frisian Unnerlippe (“underlip”), German Unterlippe (“underlip”).

How to pronounce underlip

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