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pucker

[ puhk-er ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to draw or gather into wrinkles or irregular folds, as material or a part of the face; constrict:

    Worry puckered his brow.



noun

  1. a wrinkle; an irregular fold.
  2. a puckered part, as of cloth tightly or crookedly sewn.
  3. Archaic. a state of agitation or perturbation.

pucker

/ ˈʌə /

verb

  1. to gather or contract (a soft surface such as the skin of the face) into wrinkles or folds, or (of such a surface) to be so gathered or contracted
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a wrinkle, crease, or irregular fold
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܳİ· noun
  • ܲ·ܳİ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pucker1

1590–1600; apparently a frequentative form connected with poke 2; -er 6 and for the meaning purse
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pucker1

C16: perhaps related to poke ², from the creasing into baglike wrinkles
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These compounds, which look like rings at the molecular level, interact with proteins in your saliva to produce a dry, astringent sensation that makes your mouth pucker.

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His expression could best be described as puckered, as if he’d just drunk lemonade without enough sugar.

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When the conversation resumes, it’s Day’s puckered Butt-Head face that distracts from the session.

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I grab a low-hanging branch, heavy with tiny apples that are so sour, they make your lips pucker if you dare eat them.

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He puckered his lips at her, which might have been his first ever attempt at a kiss.

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