✨📕 The NEWThe NEW Collegiate Dictionary, 12th Edition Over 5,000 words added — Buy Now! Collegiate DictionaryBuy Now!

smack one's lips

idiom

: to close and open one's lips noisily especially before or after eating or drinking
She smacked her lips (together) and announced that dinner was delicious.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Smack one's lips.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smack%20one%27s%20lips. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!