compursion
Pronunce (2)
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/kəmˈpɜːʒn̩/
Note sulla pronuncia
- Received-Pronunciation
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/kəmˈpɜɹʒən/
Note sulla pronuncia
- General-American
Sostantivo
A pursing, as of the lips.
Uso- scherzoso
- raro
- Esempi
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Altri esempi (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?"
Forme della parola
compursions