pursing
- present participle of purse.
Example Sentences
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The fact it's his daughter pursing the sporting path is irrelevant to him.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025
Enter the anti-wrinkle straw, shaped like the number 7, with a small hole at the top horizontal portion that allows users to drink without pursing their lips.
From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2024
Officials are pursing merging Washington’s carbon-pricing market with another operated by California and Quebec.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2023
In 2016, the city stopped a developer from pursing a plan to put hundreds of apartments along Cahuenga Pass.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2023
But Mother Slaughter was pursing her lips and tilting her head.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
