How to Pronounce "lick your lips"
expression
ˈɫɪk/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈɫɪps
LIK-yor-LIPS or LIK-yer-LIPS
lˈɪk/ /jˈɔː/ /lˈɪps
LIK-YAW-LIPS
Definition
To move your tongue over your lips, often because your mouth is dry, you are hungry, or you are excited or nervous. Sometimes used to show you are eager for something.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫɪk/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈɫɪps
British English
lˈɪk/ /jˈɔː/ /lˈɪps
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LIK-yor-LIPS or LIK-yer-LIPS
UK
LIK-YAW-LIPS
Listen in Context
The boy licked his lips before eating the cake.
She always licks her lips when she is nervous.
His mouth was dry, so he licked his lips.
Everyone at the table licked their lips when the pizza arrived.