pucker
verb
puck·er
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puckered;
puckering\ ˈpə-k(ə-)riŋ
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Definition of pucker
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to become wrinkled or constricted
: to contract into folds or wrinkles
pucker
nounDefinition of pucker (Entry 2 of 2)
: a fold or wrinkle in a normally even surface
Examples of pucker in a Sentence
Verb
His skin puckered a little around the scar.Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Desperate to learn how to pucker up, Max recruits his friends to spy on a teenage couple making out next door via his dad's off-limits drone. — Garrett Mitchell, azcentral, "Review: Smells like 'tween' spirit in 'Good Boys'," 15 Aug. 2019 Desperate to learn how to pucker up, Max recruits his friends to spy on a teenage couple making out next door via his dad’s off-limits drone. — Garrett Mitchell, Detroit Free Press, "The kids are all right in raunchy ‘Good Boys’," 31 July 2019 Perfectly distilled water is about 7 on the pH scale; lemon juice and vinegar measure a mouth-puckering 2 to 3). — Alejandra Borunda, National Geographic, "Ocean acidification, explained," 7 Aug. 2019 So, pucker up and save up, and celebrate National Lipstick Day the right way by enjoying this annual deal. — Bianca Nieves, Teen Vogue, "National Lipstick Day 2019: How to Get Tatcha Lipsticks With Your Purchase," 29 July 2019 There is hardly another Chinese sauce that evokes such perfection: spicy but not burning, sweet but not cloying, bitter but not disarming, sour but not puckering, salty but not oceanic. — Howie Southworth, Washington Post, "This Chinese street-food sauce will give your next cookout a real bang bang," 23 July 2019 Magazine Houston’s dense humidity also had to be tamed inside the building, as even a hint of dampness could pucker delicate paper. — Lesley M.m. Blume, WSJ, "Houston’s Menil Collection Will Open a New Drawing Institute In November," 10 Oct. 2018 One of the best things about the preppy puckered fabric? — Micaela English, Town & Country, "9 Things You Didn't Know About Seersucker," 7 June 2018 Though there's little clinical data supporting its long-term effectiveness, its anti-inflammatory activity can temporarily smooth puckering and puffiness. — Allure, "The Skin-Care Glossary: A Comprehensive Guide to Everything You Need to Know," 17 Aug. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Get all the way in on the pucker-worthy fun by wearing yellow, too. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "12 things to do this weekend: Impossible Science Festival, SummerFest, ‘Forging Territories’," 2 Aug. 2019 Centered between the virginal chalice on the one hand and the voluptuous citrons on the other, the dark, bottomless, pucker invites what is sometimes known as the male gaze. — Jonathan Gold, Los Angeles Times, "The oranges that enraptured a millionaire," 18 July 2019 The Raspberry Geyser sour is a refreshing pucker-up that glows like a pink rosé in the glass. — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, "52 Weeks of Burgers: Blue Star Brewing Co.," 5 July 2019 Unfortunately, the warning was too little too late for Brown and Johnson, who stood shocked with major mouth puckers, eyes watering and faces red. — Hannah Chubb, PEOPLE.com, "The Extremely Sour Candy Hannah Brown Ate on The Bachelorette Is Available Online," 13 June 2019 As Nicole Kidman’s Celeste awakens, screaming, from her nightmare, cool gray eyes peer down at her through wire-rimmed glasses, radiating calm, concern and a hint of menace; the small mouth puckers determinedly. — Judy Berman, Time, "With Meryl Streep on Big Little Lies, It's Time to Admit That Film and TV Are Converging," 6 June 2019 If, however, a lump hurts, makes your skin pucker, or won't go away, see your doctor. — Kristin Koch, Seventeen, "9 Weird Things About Your Boobs That Are Totally Average," 10 Oct. 2017 The missile, a Mark 1, Mod 1, has a manual inertial guidance system, a mobile launcher with a one-sling power velocity on takeoff, and considerable pucker power on impact. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "That Time a CIA Spyplane Had to Dodge a Spear During the Cold War," 14 Jan. 2019 Because flaky lips reflect less light, a dry pucker could be making your lips look smaller. — Elizabeth Denton, Seventeen, "How To Make Your Lips Look Bigger — Naturally," 6 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pucker.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for pucker
pucker
verb
English Language Learners Definition of pucker
: to pull the sides of (something, such as skin or cloth) together so that folds or wrinkles are formed
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pucker
verb
puck·er
| \ ˈpə-kər
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puckered;
puckering
Kids Definition of pucker
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to draw or cause to draw up into folds or wrinkles
The lemon made me pucker my lips.
pucker
nounKids Definition of pucker (Entry 2 of 2)
: a fold or wrinkle in a normally even surface
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