pursing
Drawing lips together
Pursing is the act of tightening or puckering the lips, typically by drawing them together: She was pursing her lips in disapproval.
The gesture often signals concentration, skepticism, or suppressed emotion.
Pursing can also describe gathering fabric into folds, as with a drawstring on a purse.
Draw into wrinkles
- poutSulky facial expression
- compressReduce volume by force
- tightenMake more secure
- pinchSqueeze with fingertips
scrunch · squeeze · draw together · press · contract · wrinkle · protrude · round
Hostile dismissive feeling
- disdainScornful disregard
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- displeasureMild anger or disapproval
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
judgment · distaste · annoyance · skepticism · primness · prudishness · frown · sneer
Concentrated attention point
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
uncertainty · pause · contemplation · skepticism · doubt · evaluation · assessment · puzzlement
pucker
Draw into wrinkles
pinch · scrunch · squeeze · draw together · press · contract · wrinkle · protrude · round · kiss
scorn
Hostile dismissive feeling
- disdainScornful disregard
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- displeasureMild anger or disapproval
disapproval · judgment · distaste · annoyance · skepticism · primness · prudishness · frown · sneer · grimace
focus
Concentrated attention point
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
hesitation · uncertainty · pause · contemplation · skepticism · doubt · evaluation · assessment · puzzlement · concern
- mouth actionsbite, biting, chewing, chew, swallowing