Compursion
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəmˈpɜːʒn̩/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Compursion is a noun meaning (chiefly humorous, rare) A pursing, as of the lips.
Meaning
(chiefly humorous, rare) A pursing, as of the lips.
Example Sentences
A compursion of the boy's face. "Does it mean something I don't understand?"
However, as he knew not what the true cause might turn out, he deemed it most prudent, in the situation he was in at present, to bear it, if possible, like a Stoic, which, with the help of some wry faces and compursions of the mouth, he had certainly accomplished, had his imagination continued neuter: […]
Word Forms
- compursions
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mimp, pericombobulation, osculation, comping, pouting, poppism.
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