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making a lip

making a lip is the present participle and gerund of make a lip.

Meaning of make a lip

Verb

make a lip (third-person singular simple present makes a lip, present participle making a lip, simple past and past participle made a lip)

  1. (obsolete) To pout in sullenness or contempt.

Questions about making a lip

What is making a lip the present participle and gerund of?
Making a lip is the present participle and gerund of make a lip.

Words near making a lip in the dictionary

  1. making a hash of
  2. making a joke of
  3. making a killing
  4. making a leg
  5. making a light
  6. making a lip
  7. making a living
  8. making a long arm
  9. making a mark
  10. making a meal of
  11. making a meal out of

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