Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unpurse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-purse
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bring (one's lips) back from a pursed expression.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From un- + purse.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

unpurses (present, singular) unpursing (participle, present) unpursed (participle, past) unpursed (past)

Questions

What does unpurse mean?: To bring (one's lips) back from a pursed expression.
Where does unpurse come from?: From un- + purse.

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