lip

[lɪp]

Definition:
1. Fleshy folds of tissue as those surrounding the mouth.
2. An impudent or insolent rejoinder.
3. The top edge of a vessel.

Use 'lip' in a sentence:

• 1. Tom lifted his lip and showed the vacancy.
• 2. The words died on my lips.
• 3. She bit her lower lip to keep it from trembling.
• 4. How did you split your lip?
• 5. The teacher should not move around too much as this makes lip reading more difficult.
• 6. Lisa was on the brink of crying, but she bit her lip to hold the tears at bay.
• 7. It might be that a "stiff" lip suppresses emotional response—as long as the lip is not quivering with fear or tension.
• 8. They are recognizable by their coloring (mostly brown with yellow spots), large pointed teeth, and the notch in their lower lip.
• 9. Her face grew white, too, and her lip trembled.
• 10. Her lips clamped tightly together.
• 11. The boy acquired the trick of making his lower lip tremble when asking for a free pie from a coffee stand.
• 12. She ran her tongue over her lips.
• 13. Her lips were set in a pout of annoyance.
• 14. The beginnings of a moustache showed on his upper lip.
• 15. She passed her tongue over her cracked lips and tried to speak.
• 16. He moistened his lips before he spoke.
• 17. Her bottom lip quivered and big tears rolled down her cheeks.
• 18. Don't let him give you any lip!
• 19. They are not given hearing aids or taught to lip-read.
• 20. "Can I have my lip back?" he joked.
• 21. His lip was curled with malicious triumph.
• 22. Read my lips: no new taxes.
• 23. A cigarette hung from her lips.
• 24. She stood biting her lip, watching, for nearly an hour, until Joseph put his tambourine down and opened his eyes.
• 25. Lava bubbled a few feet below the lip of the crater.
• 26. He was spitting blood from a badly cut lip.
• 27. Neutral and pale lip colors look washed out in photographs, so choose a lipstick that's one to two shades brighter than what you normally wear.
• 28. His lower lip trembled.
• 29. She had quite severe bruising and a cut lip.
• 30. His full and very thick moustache covers his upper lip.
• 31. My upper lip is always numb and it burns.
• 32. His upper lip was flat, but the lower one sagged.
• 33. The man's heavy moustache hid his upper lip completely.
• 34. He licked his lips in an unpleasantly reptilian way.
• 35. The defect happens when a baby's top lip or mouth doesn't form properly before birth.
• 36. A silver Rolex peeks out from under his cuff, and a vertical strip of white beard drops down from his lower lip like an exclamation mark.
• 37. He chewed his lower lip nervously.
• 38. Rosa chewed on her lip and stared at the floor.
• 39. He was about to speak but she raised a finger to her lips.
• 40. A weak trembling sound issued from his lips.
• 41. He ran his finger around the lip of the cup.
• 42. The smile froze on her lips.
• 43. She pressed her lips together.
• 44. Charlotte bit her lip to hold the tears at bay.
• 45. Her lips were dry and cracked.
• 46. Her lip quivered and then she started to cry.
• 47. All the parties pay lip service to environmental issues.
• 48. Her lips compressed into a thin line.
• 49. Her lips were slightly parted.
• 50. His lips curved in a smile.
• 51. He kissed her full sensual lips.
• 52. She kissed him on the lips.
• 53. She bit her lip nervously.
• 54. She bit her lower lip.