curl one's lip
Definition of curl one's lip
: to move the corner of one's lip up in an expression that usually shows disgust or disapproval She curled her lip when his name was mentioned. Her lip curled in disgust.
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curlplay
: to form into coils or ringlets
: to form into a curved shape : twist
: to furnish with curls
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lipplay
: either of two fleshy folds that surround the mouth in humans and many other vertebrates and are organs of human speech essential to certain articulations
: the red or pinkish margin of the human lip
: back talk
: insincere
: produced with the participation of the lips : labial
: to touch with the lips
: kiss
: utter
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