lippen

[ lip-uhn ]

verb (used with object)

1. to trust (a person).
2. to entrust (something) to a person.

verb (used without object)

1. to have confidence, faith, or trust.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lippen¹

1125–75; Middle English lipnen, earlier lipnien

Example Sentences

We caught Lehar’s “Giuditta,” a delicious treat whose hit song, “Meine Lippen sie Kuessen so heiss,” is often inserted into “The Merry Widow.”

From Seattle Times

We caught Lehar’s “Giuditta,” a delicious treat whose hit song, “Meine Lippen sie Kuessen so heiss,” is often inserted into “The Merry Widow.”

From Seattle Times

To a great extent, the Wednesday concert belonged to Ms. de Niese, who not only was the first and last to sing — she opened with an agile account of the Alleluia from Mozart’s “Exsultate, Jubilate” and closed the program with Lehar’s frothy “Meine Lippen Sie Küssen So Heiss” — but she was also the concert’s host.

From New York Times

At times they were in celebrity-couple mode, schmoozing their way through Lippen Schweigen from The Merry Widow, to the delight of their fans, though Lehár doesn't, I'm afraid, ideally suit Schrott.

From The Guardian

Der Prinz hat nur kurze Zeit bei ihr geruht oder ihr einen flüchtigen Kuss auf die Lippen gedrückt.

From Project Gutenberg