move lips as if to speak
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to move one's lips slightly as if wanting to speak
Describes the hesitant physical movement of the lips when one is about to speak but holds back, or when speaking softly to oneself.
Tā她
rú嚅
dòng动
zhe着
zuǐ嘴
chún唇
，
xiǎng想
yào要
shuō说
shén什
me么
。
She moved her lips, wanting to say something.
Tā他
rú嚅
dòng动
le了
jǐ几
xià下
zuǐ嘴
chún唇
，
dàn但
zhōng终
jiū究
shén什
me么
yě也
méi没
shuō说
。
He moved his lips a few times, but in the end said nothing.
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Lǎo老
rén人
rú嚅
dòng动
zhe着
zuǐ嘴
chún唇
，
sì似
hū乎
zài在
zì自
yán言
zì自
yǔ语
。
The old man moved his lips, seeming to be talking to himself.