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to bite your lip

to bite your lip
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too bahyt yoo r, yawr, yohr lip]
    • /tu baɪt yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr lɪp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too bahyt yoo r, yawr, yohr lip]
    • /tu baɪt yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr lɪp/

Definition of to bite your lip words

  • phrase to bite your lip If you bite your lip or your tongue, you stop yourself from saying something that you want to say, because it would be the wrong thing to say in the circumstances. 0

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Parts of speech for To bite your lip

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

to bite your lip popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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