English Dictionary
Definition of “pucker”
pucker (ˈpʌkə
)
Definitions
verb
- to gather or contract (a soft surface such as the skin of the face) into wrinkles or folds, or (of such a surface) to be so gathered or contracted
noun
- a wrinkle, crease, or irregular fold
Word Origin
C16: perhaps related to poke², from the creasing into baglike wrinkles
Synonyms
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wrinkle,
tighten,
purse,
pout,
contract,
gather,
knit,
crease,
compress,
crumple,
ruffle,
furrow,
screw up,
crinkle,
draw together,
ruck up,
ruckle,
Usage examples
`The Warlord said one large knife scar on the left shoulder and a bullet pucker in the right calf.
Tepper, Sheri S., A Plague of Angels (1993)Then they may pucker up, tugging at the sticky goo that oozes out and stuffing it into their mouths.
Globe and Mail (2003)Though the resulting tipples once caused the faces of professional tasters to pucker , they are beginning to improve.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)It was neither one thing nor the other, a faint pucker down the line of his cheek.
Will Davenport, THE PAINTER (2003)
