verb
pucker
PUH-kuh
verb
1
To draw something into small folds or wrinkles, especially by tightening or squeezing.
"Sour candy makes your mouth pucker."
"The fabric puckered after being washed on too high a heat."
noun
1
A small wrinkle or fold, especially in skin or fabric.
"There was a slight pucker along the seam of the shirt."
How to Use Pucker
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo scrunch up into small wrinkles or folds — think of lips after biting a lemon.
Common pairings
pucker up
a pucker in the fabric
lips puckered
Word Forms
puckered past tense, puckers plural, puckers singular
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Etymology
Origin uncertain; possibly related to poke (a small bag), by way of Middle English pukkeren.