unpuckerv.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈpʌkə/, U.S. /ˌənˈpəkər/ transitive and intransitive. To stop puckering; to relax (the brow, lips, etc.) from being pursed or wrinkled.
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1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Unpucker, to draw out of puckers.
1833 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus in Fraser's Mag. Nov. 589/2 Let but Teufelsdröckh open his mouth, Heuschrecke's also unpuckered itself into a free doorway.
1859 National Mag. 7 74/2 Men suffer their brows to unpucker.
1862 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia III. xii. xi. 360 Belleisle..unpuckers his stern brow again.
1909 Fra June p. xv Superior Garters..can and do unpucker the crease from sagging sox.
1956 Flying Mag. July 57/1 The air is smooth, so you unpucker a bit.
2003 L. Grekul Kalyna's Song 150 He puckers and unpuckers his lips.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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