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Meanings of upturned lips in English

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Usage of upturned lips in English
1
He shook the empty bottle above his upturned lips, to no avail.
The Tarn of Eternity
2
Impulsively encircling the unresisting form, he answers upon those upturned lips.
Oswald Langdon / or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1...
3
Just lots of raised eyebrows, upturned lips and strange glances at the camera.
The Irish Times
4
It was pale, lifeless, with a tint of blue to her upturned lips.
Sons of the Oak
5
And, stooping, he kissed the upturned lips with the fierce exultation of the conqueror.
The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories
6
He kissed her once on her upturned lips for every hour they had suffered.
As It Was in the Beginning
7
Isabel held her, and fondly kissed the upturned lips.
Greatheart
8
He kissed her upturned lips-andthere was silence.
Missing
9
Her upturned lips sought his.
The Hidden Places
10
He bent down, slowly so that she might draw away from him if she desired, and kissed her upturned lips.
The Golden Snare
11
She was so close to him that her hair touched his forehead, the breath from her upturned lips fell upon his cheeks.
The Tempting of Tavernake
12
He wound his arms about her yielding form, drew her to him with a crushing strain, showering burning kisses upon her upturned lips.
Monte-Cristo's Daughter
13
As he groped for a solution, he saw her again in the moonlight, clinging to Graham with upturned lips, drawing Graham's lips down to hers.
The Little Lady of the Big House
14
"Well, just wait and see," and planting a kiss on the upturned lips, he ran off to shut himself up in his study.
That Printer of Udell's: A Story of the Middle West
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