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pucker
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1puck·er

verb \ˈpə-kər\
puck·eredpuck·er·ing \-k(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of PUCKER

intransitive verb
: to become wrinkled or constricted
transitive verb
: to contract into folds or wrinkles
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Examples of PUCKER

  1. His skin puckered a little around the scar.

Origin of PUCKER

probably irregular from 1poke
First Known Use: 1598

Rhymes with PUCKER

bucker, chukker, ducker, mucker, plucker, shucker, succor, sucker, trucker, tucker

2pucker

noun

Definition of PUCKER

: a fold or wrinkle in a normally even surface

First Known Use of PUCKER

circa 1750

Rhymes with PUCKER

bucker, ducker, mucker, plucker, shucker, succor, sucker, trucker, tucker

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