"lipcurl" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lipcurls [plural]
Etymology: lip + curl Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lip|curl}} lip + curl Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lipcurl (countable and uncountable, plural lipcurls)
  1. Synonym of flehmen Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: flehmen [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-lipcurl-en-noun-kJUerazC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32

Verb

Forms: lipcurls [present, singular, third-person], lipcurling [participle, present], lipcurled [participle, past], lipcurled [past]
Etymology: lip + curl Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lip|curl}} lip + curl Head templates: {{en-verb}} lipcurl (third-person singular simple present lipcurls, present participle lipcurling, simple past and past participle lipcurled)
  1. To perform a lipcurl.
    Sense id: en-lipcurl-en-verb-9oZCGiKD

Inflected forms

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