compursion
Pronúncias (2)
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/kəmˈpɜːʒn̩/
Notas de pronúncia
- Received-Pronunciation
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/kəmˈpɜɹʒən/
Notas de pronúncia
- General-American
Substantivo
A pursing, as of the lips.
Uso- humorístico
- raro
- Exemplos
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Mais exemplos (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?"
Formas da palavra
compursions