purse
noun
have pursed
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present perfectof purse.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Albrecht would have pursed up his mouth, sucked with his short, rounded under-lip lightly against the upper, and passed on in silence—so much was certain.
From Royal Highness by Thomas Mann
Of course, if—if things had been different—lobster-things—Judith might have pursed her lips into that triumphant summons.
From Judith Lynn A Story of the Sea by Annie Hamilton Donnell
