PUCKER Definition & Meaning

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pucker

[ puhk-er ]

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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

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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 �y��vlog Forms

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�y��vlog 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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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of pucker¹

C16: perhaps related to poke ², from the creasing into baglike wrinkles

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On the subject of peaches, he said that U.S. trade partners were waiting in line to pucker up.

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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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