pucker up
idiom
: to squeeze one's lips together in the way people do when they are going to kiss someone
She puckered up and gave him a big smooch.
Examples of pucker up in a Sentence
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No one will be eager to pucker up for a smooch after one bite of these pinwheels.
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
This lip balm hydrates your lips, so get ready to pucker up.
—Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
Some gobble grapes or black-eyed peas, while others pucker up at midnight.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 25 Dec. 2023
Tis the day to pucker up with one of Target’s best-selling vegan lipstick brands that goes on smooth and silky with a fully matte finish.
—Marissa Miller, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2021
Beat the heat with a Mexican-style lager or pucker up with Sea of Waves, a mixed-culture Belgian golden sour.
—Robin Soslow, Chron, 31 Jan. 2023
Much of that changed after he was admonished by the league for his notorious licking incidents (pucker up, Ryan Callahan) during the 2018 playoffs.
—BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2021
Both are perfect and lightweight enough for daytime or nighttime use for all-day nourishment — pucker up.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 6 Aug. 2021
Consensual kissing between multiple people over 30 is completely fine, so pucker up, cast of F9.
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 1 July 2021
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
This lip balm hydrates your lips, so get ready to pucker up.
—Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
Some gobble grapes or black-eyed peas, while others pucker up at midnight.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 25 Dec. 2023
Tis the day to pucker up with one of Target’s best-selling vegan lipstick brands that goes on smooth and silky with a fully matte finish.
—Marissa Miller, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2021
Beat the heat with a Mexican-style lager or pucker up with Sea of Waves, a mixed-culture Belgian golden sour.
—Robin Soslow, Chron, 31 Jan. 2023
Much of that changed after he was admonished by the league for his notorious licking incidents (pucker up, Ryan Callahan) during the 2018 playoffs.
—BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2021
Both are perfect and lightweight enough for daytime or nighttime use for all-day nourishment — pucker up.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 6 Aug. 2021
Consensual kissing between multiple people over 30 is completely fine, so pucker up, cast of F9.
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 1 July 2021
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“Pucker up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pucker%20up. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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