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pucker
[ puhk-er ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to draw or gather into wrinkles or irregular folds, as material or a part of the face; constrict:
Worry puckered his brow.
noun
- a wrinkle; an irregular fold.
- a puckered part, as of cloth tightly or crookedly sewn.
- Archaic. a state of agitation or perturbation.
pucker
/ ˈʌə /
verb
- 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
noun
- a wrinkle, crease, or irregular fold
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ܳİ· noun
- ܲ·ܳİ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
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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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