1 The people were for the most part prosperous and contented, but under Verres the island experienced more misery and desolation than during the time of the first Punic or the recent servile wars.
Flehmen response in a horse. The flehmen response (/ËfleÉªmÉn/; German: [ËfleËmÉn]), also called the flehmen position, flehmen reaction, flehming, or flehmening, is a behavior in which an animal curls back its upper lip exposing its front teeth, inhales with the nostrils usually closed and then often holds this position for several seconds.
Historical Examples. 1  I see again the curl on the lip of a certain kind of girl-reader! Weighed and Wanting George MacDonald. 2  The inner petals are shorter and curve and curl toward the center. The Mayflower, January, 1905 Various. 3  Her hair was damp and out of curl, as though she had just had a bath.