How do you say lips without saying lips?

[Liar]

I tend to replace lips with the description of them and what they do. "He let the tip of his tongue trace her nervous smile, before lening closer, and savoring her taste, the scent of her breath..." Stuff like that.

 

[elfin_odalisque]

I'm trying to describe a kiss and I keep wanting to say the word lips. Over and over and over again. Surely there must be a synonym somewhere?

Here's the passage in question and the major problem:

He leaned forward and kissed her, his lips brushing softly against hers. His tongue slid across her lips...

The Earl

Labia? That's Latin for lips>

 

[elfin_odalisque]

Ah, the description comes next up. I just need to get the motion and then I can talk about the warmth that rises through her body as the kiss deepens, his movements becoming more... etc etc

The Earl

I'll go with firm , fleshy outcroppings, but I'm like that.

"His tongue traced the contours of her cupid's bow," put me where?

 

[Op_Cit]

How about "prehensile mandible covers"?

OK, maybe "partially prehensile..."?

yeah, mandible covers is kind of harsh, for a little more romantic how about "drool catchers"?

(Many people don't know this but I have a prehensile frontal lobe-- if you look real close at my AV you can see it...)

 

[wildsweetone]

I'm trying to describe a kiss and I keep wanting to say the word lips. Over and over and over again. Surely there must be a synonym somewhere?

Here's the passage in question and the major problem:

He leaned forward and kissed her, his lips brushing softly against hers. His tongue slid across her lips...

The Earl

yay playtime...

He leaned forward kissing her as his tongue slid across her lips. (got rid of one 'lips' and that darling adverb, 'softly' )

He leaned forward and kissed her, his tongue sliding across her (what condition are her lips? dry? full? wet? pouting?) lips. (sometimes it's better to let the emphasis fall on the word before the offending one)

He leaned forward, eyes catching hers as he kissed her full on the mouth.

He leaned forward and kissed her. His tongue sliding towards hers.


Alternatively, completely delete the sentence containing the offending word, rewrite the scene placing emphasis on where his hands are, where his eyes are or some other body part, thus avoiding the use of the word 'lips'.

 

[Just-Legal]

You can't use it as liberally as 'breasts' but it's still useful on occasions.

The Earl

I'm sorry, that post elicited the following response in my brain

"...He was just running around the El Al desk shouting her name..."

Too much Coupling, not enough sleep...

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[windstormy]

The Goose's too seldom used AV!!

Eddie The Drooler

Man, I love your pic. I'm jealous.... lol