Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bite one's lip

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables
bite one's lip
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To forcibly prevent oneself from speaking, especially in order to avoid saying something inappropriate or likely to cause a dispute.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

bites one's lip (present, singular) biting one's lip (participle, present) bit one's lip (past) bitten one's lip (participle, past)

Synonyms

bite one's tongue

Questions

What does bite one's lip mean?
To forcibly prevent oneself from speaking, especially in order to avoid saying something inappropriate or likely to cause a dispute.

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