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verb

present tense third-person singular of pucker
as in creases
to pull the sides of (something, such as skin or cloth) together so that folds or wrinkles are formed puckered the fabric before adding stitches

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noun

plural of pucker
as in plies

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Recent Examples of puckers
Verb
In the image, Spears sticks out her tongue while Kim puckers her lips and flashes a peace sign, with Khloé and Hudson looking on. — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puckers
  1. creases
  2. seams
  3. folds
  4. pleats
  5. wrinkles
  6. loops
  7. plaits
  8. layers
Verb
  • His open V-neck shirt has huge lapels, his hair hangs down to his shoulders and a bushy mustache creases his smiling face, leaving Vachon looking more like the bassist for Spinal Tap than an NHL goaltender.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Flyer gone damp in his hand, creases shredding how cut cotton would.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
Definition of creases
Noun
  • Major League Baseball was the original path Kelce sought to become a pro athlete, gripping seams on the ball instead of running the seam route as a tight end in the NFL.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 27 May 2026
  • Press the seams together, flip over so the seam is down, and shape gently into a ball.
    — Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2026
Definition of seams
Verb
  • Convenient design folds up and fits neatly inside its carry case.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This disconnect between gesture and gaze suggests a reprieve from the physical demands on her body while her mind folds around something the painting declines to name.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of folds
Noun
  • Overly Elaborate Pleats Heavy, elaborate pleats can make curtains look stiff and overly formal, which is why designers are favoring simpler, more elegant pleat styles.
    — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
Definition of pleats
Verb
  • That’s because the set is made from ribbed fabric that disguises wrinkles well and gives the set a more stylish edge.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026
  • There are still some lingering discrepancies, wrinkles that the team thinks other collisions between particles with sizes between protons and iron could help to iron out.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of wrinkles
Noun
  • One user request now triggers chains of model calls, tool executions, retrieval steps and recursive planning loops.
    — Srikanta Datta, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Solar prominences One of the most surprising aspects of witnessing a total solar eclipse is a view of prominences during totality, bright pink spikes or loops that appear around the moon's silhouette.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of loops
Noun
  • Her glossy hair, braided into two plaits, hung down over her shoulders in a style unusual for young girls these days.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Bobby’s is a flouncy skirt and a knotted shirt straight out of the early-aughts MTV Movie & TV Awards, and Elizabeth’s is a full-length dress made out of brown faux leather with a bunch of long plaits swinging off it.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026
Definition of plaits
Noun
  • So all these different layers to the word bait correspond to a different layer of show, correspond to each different episode.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • It’s also made with five foam layers that create a balanced feel, starting with a soft, quilted top layer that gives it an instantly cozy finish.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of layers

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