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pucker
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
pucker
(verb)
pucker
/
ˈ
pʌkɚ/
verb
puckers
;
puckered
;
puckering
pucker
/
ˈ
pʌkɚ/
verb
puckers
;
puckered
;
puckering
Britannica Dictionary definition of PUCKER
:
to pull the sides of (something, such as skin or cloth) together so that folds or wrinkles are formed
[
+ object
]
He
puckered his lips
[=he squeezed his lips together in the way people do when they are going to kiss someone] and kissed her on the cheek.
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[
no object
]
His skin
puckered
a little around the scar.
She
puckered up
[=puckered her lips] and gave him a big smooch.
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— puckered
adjective
a
puckered
seam
his
puckered
[=
wrinkled
] face/skin
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