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Pursing vs Winking - What's the difference?

pursing | winking |

As verbs the difference between pursing and winking

is that pursing is while winking is .

As nouns the difference between pursing and winking

is that pursing is an expression or motion that purses while winking is the act of one who winks.

pursing

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An expression or motion that purses.
  • * Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
  • The muscles about the mouth exhibited puckering movements and occasional pursings and poutings of the lips.

    winking

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who winks.
  • * 1828 , The Harvard Register: no. I-XII, March, 1827-Feb. 1828 (page 153)
  • I have known some happy spirits, who could sit for hours, when no other amusement presented, and talk of the winkings and squintings, they had lately been so eagle-eyed, as to detect between some innocent couple