Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
white-lipped is an adjective meaning "having white lips from fear or terror". It carries one recorded sense.
having white lips from fear or terror
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for white-lipped come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.