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We found 4 dictionaries that define the word bite one's lip:

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  1. bite one's lip: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. bite one's lip, bite one's lip: Collins English Dictionary
  3. bite one's lip: Wiktionary
  4. bite one's lip, bite ones lip: Dictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (bite one's lip)

verb:  (idiomatic) To forcibly prevent oneself from speaking, especially in order to avoid saying something inappropriate or likely to cause a dispute.


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