2. Noun. An expression or motion that purses. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pursing
1. purse [v] - See also: purse
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pursing
Literary usage of Pursing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of Doctor Burney by Fanny Burney (1832)
"How I wish you could catch a glimpse of my dear father upon these occasions !
and see the conscious smiles, which, however decorously suppressed by pursing ..."
2. Conscious Motherhood: Or, The Earliest Unfolding of the Child in the Cradle by Emma Marwedel, William Preyer (1887)
"The mere observance of objects produced the pursing of the mouth from the sixth to
... They are not imitated; my child never saw this pursing of the mouth, ..."
3. Conscious Motherhood: Or, The Earliest Unfolding of the Child in the Cradle by Emma Marwedel, William Preyer (1889)
"The mere observance of objects produced the pursing of the mouth from the sixth to
... They are not imitated ; my child never saw this pursing of the mouth, ..."
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