Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense puckers, present participle puckering, past tense, past participle puckered
verb
When a part of your face puckers or when you pucker it, it becomes tight or stretched, often because you are trying not to cry or are going to kiss someone.
Toby's face puckered. [VERB]
She puckered her lips into a rosebud and kissed him on the nose. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: wrinkle, tighten, purse, pout More Synonyms of pucker
puckeredadjective
...puckered lips.
...a long puckered scar.
More Synonyms of pucker
pucker in British English
(ˈpʌkə)
verb
1.
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
2.
a wrinkle, crease, or irregular fold
Word origin
C16: perhaps related to poke2, from the creasing into baglike wrinkles
pucker in American English
(ˈpʌkər)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
1.
to draw up or gather into wrinkles or small folds
noun
2.
a wrinkle or small fold made by puckering
Idioms:
pucker up
Word origin
freq. form of poke2
Examples of 'pucker' in a sentence
pucker
Even Barney came out dapper, in his best salesman's suit, of a silvery stuff without a fold or pucker anywhere.
Harvey, John THE LEGEND OF CAPTAIN SPACE (2001)
This crimson skin and pucker of features, then, was his son?
Thomas, Rosie THE WHITE DOVE (2001)
Leo got a door to pucker open, and they walked out into the light of a fusion-lamp sun.
Tony Daniel METAPLANETARY (2001)
(verb)
Definition
to gather into wrinkles
She puckered her lips at the sour taste of lemon.
Synonyms
wrinkle
I wrinkled the velvet.
The skin around her eyes had begun to wrinkle.
tighten
Martha tightened her lips and shook her head.
purse
She pursed her lips in disapproval.
pout
contract
As we move our bodies, our muscles contract and relax.
gather
Gather the skirt at the waist.
knit
They knitted their brows and started to grumble.
crease
Most outfits crease a bit when you're travelling.
Liz sat down carefully, so as not to crease her skirt.
compress
crumple
She sat down carefully, so as not to crumple her skirt.
ruffle
She let the wind ruffle her hair.
furrow
My boss furrowed his brow.
screw up
crinkle
When she laughs, her eyes crinkle.
draw together
ruck up
ruckle
(noun)
Definition
a wrinkle or crease
small puckers in the material
Synonyms
wrinkle
He noticed a wrinkle in the material.
fold
Make another fold and turn the ends together.
crease
She frowned at the creases in her silk dress.
crumple
ruck
crinkle
The fabric was smooth, without a crinkle.
ruckle
Additional synonyms
in the sense of contract
Definition
to draw (muscles) together or (of muscles) to be drawn together
As we move our bodies, our muscles contract and relax.
Synonyms
tighten,
narrow,
knit,
purse,
shorten,
pucker,
wrinkle
in the sense of crease
Definition
to make or become wrinkled or furrowed
Most outfits crease a bit when you're travelling.Liz sat down carefully, so as not to crease her skirt.
Synonyms
crumple,
rumple,
pucker,
crinkle,
fold,
ridge,
double up,
crimp,
ruck up,
corrugate
in the sense of crease
Definition
a line made by folding or pressing
She frowned at the creases in her silk dress.
Synonyms
fold,
ruck,
line,
tuck,
ridge,
groove,
pucker,
corrugation
Nearby words of
pucker
publicity
publicize
publish
pucker
puckish
pudding
puddle
Synonyms of 'pucker'
pucker
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of crinkle
Definition
to become slightly creased or folded
When she laughs, her eyes crinkle.
Synonyms
crease,
wrinkle,
crumple,
pucker,
fold,
curl,
crimp,
crimple,
twist,
ruffle,
scallop,
rumple,
cockle
in the sense of crinkle
Definition
a crease or fold
The fabric was smooth, without a crinkle.
Synonyms
crease,
wrinkle,
crumple,
ruffle,
twist,
fold,
curl,
rumple,
pucker,
crimp,
crimple,
scallop,
cockle
in the sense of crumple
Definition
to crush or become crushed into untidy wrinkles or creases
She sat down carefully, so as not to crumple her skirt.