Definition of pucker
puckered
;puckering
play \-k(ə-)riŋ\intransitive verb
: to become wrinkled or constricted
transitive verb
: to contract into folds or wrinkles
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Examples of pucker in a Sentence
His skin puckered a little around the scar.
Recent Examples of pucker from the Web
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The fat gets squeezed by the bands and puckers up under the skin, which leads to the ‘cottage cheese’ appearance.
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The quince cordial turns out to be delicious, with lip-puckering tartness and warm spice.
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This, folks, is the direct result of your choices for commission: Residents can expect to see commissioners pucker up and affix their lips to a new Cemex request for a mine as early as the first few weeks of August.
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Take a handful, because Avery Brewing’s SourFest is a face-puckering, gut-swirling extravaganza for sour beer lovers.
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The impact puckered the car’s hood, spun the vehicle around, and left the car facing the opposite direction, dripping fluids.
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These organic compounds, responsible for the astringent, mouth-puckering quality of red wine, have evolved in plants to help counter various stresses, including being eaten by animals.
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Feel our mouths pucker at the not entirely surprising tart, tangy citrus bite.
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This despite McConnell’s having declined to pucker up for Trump during the election.
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Origin and Etymology of pucker
probably irregular from 1poke
pucker
Definition of pucker
: a fold or wrinkle in a normally even surface
Recent Examples of pucker from the Web
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The Simple Rx: The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) suggests applying a lubricated lip cream, a lip balm that contains sunscreen, or petroleum jelly to your pucker.
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Goat’s milk cheddars are the high-hat of the cheese drumkit, adding even more of that tangy pucker found in cow’s milk cheddars.
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Her portfolio puckers with nearly three decades of runway and editorial makeup wizardry.
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When membranes form here, a person's central vision becomes blurred and distorted, in a condition called a macular pucker.
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When membranes form here, a person's central vision becomes blurred and distorted, in a condition called a macular pucker.
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When membranes form here, a person's central vision becomes blurred and distorted, in a condition called a macular pucker.
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This starts with her choice of support material: fake leather printed with patterns and embossed with puckers.
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A real one is pale yellow and encourages a serious pucker.
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First Known Use of pucker
1598
PUCKER Defined for English Language Learners
pucker
playDefinition of pucker for English Language Learners
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: to pull the sides of (something, such as skin or cloth) together so that folds or wrinkles are formed
PUCKER Defined for Kids
Definition of pucker for Students
puckered
;puckering
: to draw or cause to draw up into folds or wrinkles The lemon made me pucker my lips.
Definition of pucker for Students
: a fold or wrinkle in a normally even surface
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