compursion
Prononciations (2)
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/kəmˈpɜːʒn̩/
Notes de prononciation
- Received-Pronunciation
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/kəmˈpɜɹʒən/
Notes de prononciation
- General-American
Nom
A pursing, as of the lips.
Usage- humoristique
- rare
- Exemples
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Plus d’exemples (1)
However, as he knew not what the true cause might turn out, he deemed it most prudent, in the situation he was in at present, to bear it, if possible, like a Stoic, which, with the help of some wry faces and compursions of the mouth, he had certainly accomplished, had his imagination continued neuter: […]
A compursion of the boy's face. "Does it mean something I don't understand?"
Formes du mot
compursions