"lick one's lips" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: licks one's lips [present, singular, third-person], licking one's lips [participle, present], licked one's lips [participle, past], licked one's lips [past]
Rhymes: -ɪps Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} lick one's lips (third-person singular simple present licks one's lips, present participle licking one's lips, simple past and past participle licked one's lips)
  1. Alternative form of lick one's chops Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: lick one's chops
    Sense id: en-lick_one's_lips-en-verb-rzx8HpJZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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