puckered; puckering
ˈpə-k(ə-)riŋ 
: to become wrinkled or constricted
: to contract into folds or wrinkles
: a fold or wrinkle in a normally even surface
Examples of pucker in a Sentence
Verb
His skin puckered a little around the scar.
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Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
When succulents start to lose water, their thick leaves will pucker or look wrinkly.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Demoustier plays Suzanne, an exotic attraction who risks electrocution several times a day to make sparks fly when volunteer smoochers from the audience pucker up.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
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Verb
Hockey drama Off Campus was renewed for a second season before lovers Hannah (Ella Bright) and Garrett (Belmont Cameli) even puckered up onscreen.
—Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
When succulents start to lose water, their thick leaves will pucker or look wrinkly.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
Noun
Meanwhile, magnetic media pucker and demagnetize.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Demoustier plays Suzanne, an exotic attraction who risks electrocution several times a day to make sparks fly when volunteer smoochers from the audience pucker up.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
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“Pucker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pucker. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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