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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024puck•er /ˈpʌkɚ/USA pronunciation v. - to draw or gather into wrinkles or folds;
constrict: [no object]His face puckered when he bit into the sour candy.[~ + object]She puckered her lips, expecting a kiss.
n. [countable] - an irregular fold;
wrinkle. - a puckered part, as of cloth tightly or crookedly sewn.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024puck•er (puk′ər),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i. - to draw or gather into wrinkles or irregular folds, as material or a part of the face;
constrict:Worry puckered his brow.
n. - a wrinkle;
an irregular fold. - a puckered part, as of cloth tightly or crookedly sewn.
- [Archaic.]a state of agitation or perturbation.
- 1590–1600; apparently a frequentative form connected with poke2; see -er6 and for the meaning compare purse
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