underlip
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- noun
- /ˈʌndərˌlɪp/
- Elayne managed a passably stately calm and only spoiled it by frowning and chewing her underlip when she thought Egwene was not looking.
Examples
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She leaned back in her chair, chewing at her underlip.
Fiction book (1990) -
Egwene bit her underlip, thinking.
Fiction book (1991) -
He thrust out his underlip and shook his head.
Fiction book (1998) -
"As if I should!" said Leila, tossing her small dark head and sucking her underlip.
Fiction book (2001) -
There was only the wine, my silence, her mouth fixing to the rim of her cup, the slight glottal pull of her underlip against and away from its surface, her white throat reaching up, descending.
Fiction book (2002) -
He could see her sculptured face in profile, the pert nose and prominent cheekbones, the pouty underlip and slight receding chin.
Fiction book (1996) -
She nervously chewed on her underlip while waiting for the interview to start.
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He pouted slightly, his underlip jutting out as he expressed his disappointment.
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The child accidentally bit his underlip, causing him to cry out in pain.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Underlip is made from under- meaning 'below' and lip meaning 'the edge of the mouth', so it simply names the 'lower lip'.