0 present participle of purse
1 to bring your lips tightly together so that they form a rounded shape, usually as an expression of disapproval:
He passed wordlessly onto the next man, indicating who this should be by pursing his lips in his direction.
Instead, she expressed that she was more comfortable with acting rather than pursing a singing career professionally.
Instead of pursing one's lips, the younger person exhaling through his nose softly on the hand before drawing the hand to the younger person's forehead.
Her way, for example, of pursing hairpins in her lips as she redid her hair bun!
The consultation document will discuss whether a complainant would be better served by having a statutory right to an advocacy service in formulating and pursing their complaints.
We are pursing that vigorously.
If we are serious about pursing the aims of preserving natural habitats and coping with climate change, we shall also have to adopt new, innovative approaches.
They are pursing diligence on the very people who he has said cannot pay.
