pucker

[ puhk-er ]

/ ˈpʌk ər /

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verb (used with or without object)

to draw or gather into wrinkles or irregular folds, as material or a part of the face; constrict: Worry puckered his brow.

noun

a wrinkle; an irregular fold.

a puckered part, as of cloth tightly or crookedly sewn.

Archaic. a state of agitation or perturbation.

Origin of pucker

1590–1600; apparently a frequentative form connected with poke²; see -er⁶ and for the meaning cf. purse

OTHER WORDS FROM pucker

puck·er·er, nounun·puck·ered, adjective

Words nearby pucker

pucellas, puck, pucka, puck-carrier, puck control, pucker, puckerood, puckery, puck hog, puckish, puckout

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Example sentences from the Web for pucker

She is the author of two young adult novels, The Map That Breathed and Pucker.
Sleepwalking Through Marriage|Melanie Gideon|August 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The whisper had a little soft burr; the lips quivered; a pucker as of a child formed on his face, and passed.
Saint's Progress|John Galsworthy
How that strange, childish scrawl seemed to run all over my heart and pucker it into little gasping pockets!
Neighbours|Robert Stead
They were almost all seed and skin and the rest was "pucker."
The Library of Work and Play: Outdoor Work|Mary Rogers Miller

"But I have been examined," Mr. Pucker kept on saying dejectedly.
The Worlds Greatest Books|Arthur Mee, J. A. Hammerton, Eds.
Here the pucker vanished from Olivia's brow, and a sweet, earnest look came to her face.
Doctor Luttrell's First Patient|Rosa Nouchette Carey

British Dictionary definitions for pucker

pucker

/ (ˈpʌkə) /

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 for pucker

C16: perhaps related to poke ², from the creasing into baglike wrinkles

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	pucker
释义	pucker [ puhk-er ] / ˈpʌk ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pucker ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with or without object) to draw or gather into wrinkles or irregular folds, as material or a part of the face; constrict: Worry puckered his brow. noun a wrinkle; an irregular fold. a puckered part, as of cloth tightly or crookedly sewn. Archaic. a state of agitation or perturbation. Origin of pucker 1590–1600; apparently a frequentative form connected with poke²; see -er⁶ and for the meaning cf. purse OTHER WORDS FROM pucker puck·er·er, nounun·puck·ered, adjective Words nearby pucker pucellas, puck, pucka, puck-carrier, puck control, pucker, puckerood, puckery, puck hog, puckish, puckout Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pucker She is the author of two young adult novels, The Map That Breathed and Pucker. Sleepwalking Through Marriage\|Melanie Gideon\|August 3, 2009\|DAILY BEAST The whisper had a little soft burr; the lips quivered; a pucker as of a child formed on his face, and passed. Saint's Progress\|John Galsworthy How that strange, childish scrawl seemed to run all over my heart and pucker it into little gasping pockets! Neighbours\|Robert Stead They were almost all seed and skin and the rest was "pucker." The Library of Work and Play: Outdoor Work\|Mary Rogers Miller "But I have been examined," Mr. Pucker kept on saying dejectedly. The Worlds Greatest Books\|Arthur Mee, J. A. Hammerton, Eds. Here the pucker vanished from Olivia's brow, and a sweet, earnest look came to her face. Doctor Luttrell's First Patient\|Rosa Nouchette Carey British Dictionary definitions for pucker pucker / (ˈpʌkə) / 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 for pucker C16: perhaps related to poke ², from the creasing into baglike wrinkles Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pucker crinkle, ruck, crease, fold, plait, crumple, furrow, ruckle, tighten, squeeze, ruffle, purse, gather, compress, condense, contract, cockle, knit, screw up
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pucker

verb (used with or without object)

noun

Origin of pucker

OTHER WORDS FROM pucker

Words nearby pucker

Example sentences from the Web for pucker

British Dictionary definitions for pucker

verb

noun

Word Origin for pucker

Words related to pucker