pucker
verb/ˈpʌkə(r)/
/ˈpʌkər/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they pucker | /ˈpʌkə(r)/ /ˈpʌkər/ |
| he / she / it puckers | /ˈpʌkəz/ /ˈpʌkərz/ |
| past simple puckered | /ˈpʌkəd/ /ˈpʌkərd/ |
| past participle puckered | /ˈpʌkəd/ /ˈpʌkərd/ |
| -ing form puckering | /ˈpʌkərɪŋ/ /ˈpʌkərɪŋ/ |
- pucker (something) (up) to form or to make something form small folds or lines
- His face puckered, and he was ready to cry.
- She puckered her lips.
- puckered fabric
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPucker is used with these nouns as the subject:- face
- brow
- lip
Word Originlate 16th cent. (as a verb): probably frequentative, from the base of poke Scottish ‘a bag or small sack’ and pocket (suggesting the formation of small purse-like gatherings).Want to learn more?
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