lip curl

Frequency: 6.57.3 per million words

to move into a curved shape, often to show a negative emotion like contempt

lipNOUN + VERB

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curl

Examples (10)

  • Dan curled his lip in disgust.
  • His lips curled contemptuously.
  • A sneer made her lip curl slightly.
  • The villain's lip curled into a menacing smile.
  • He couldn't help but let his lip curl at the absurd suggestion.
  • Whenever she heard a lie, her lip would involuntarily curl.
  • The arrogant man's lip curled as he dismissed their efforts.
  • I saw his lip curl in disdain as he looked at the painting.
  • She suppressed a gasp, but her lip curled with distaste.
  • A faint lip curl indicated his displeasure.