הִפְטִיר בִּשְׂפָתוֹ, הִפְטִיר בְּשָׂפָה רָפָה (הַפְטָרַת שָׂפָה)

ביטוי (אנגלית)

To open one's mouth/ to utter half-heartedly/ (verbosity/ slander)

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Figuratively: To murmur with one's mouth. To lengthen one's tongue. Or: To say words "begrudgingly" (like "behind one's hand"). Or: To mock (the original meaning of 'הִפְטִיר' is to utter words of mockery).

("All my seers mock me, they mock with their lips, they shake their heads" - Psalms 22:8)