had lipped
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past perfectof lip.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
lipnouneither of the two fleshy parts or folds forming the margins of the mouth and functioning in speech.
Example Sentences
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The ball had lipped the hole and swung out to the left.
From Years of Plenty by Ivor Brown
Then they dragged him away; but not before he bad seen King at the window, and had lipped a silent threat.
From King of the Khyber Rifles by Talbot Mundy