puckerverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈpʌk.ər/us/ˈpʌk.ɚ/also pucker upto tighten skin or cloth until small folds appear or (of skin or cloth) to form small folds:
He puckered his lips and kissed her.
Her mouth puckered and I thought she was going to cry.
puckered seams
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making things more or less smooth or straight
- bunch
- bunch (sth) up
- coarsen
- collapse
- creased
- crinkle
- crumple
- fold
- furl
- pumice stone
- roll sth up
- roughen
- round sth off
- sand
- sleek
- sleek back/down
- smooth
- steady
- straighten
- straighten up
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pucker
noun [ C ] ukus
Puckers were sewn in the sleeves of the blouse.