pucker
verb (used with or without object)
to draw or gather into wrinkles or irregular folds, as material or a part of the face; constrict.
puckers
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pluralof pucker.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof pucker (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
puckerverb (used with or without object)to draw or gather into wrinkles or irregular folds, as material or a part of the face; constrict.
Example Sentences
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The building alternately puckers and swells, like the indolent flexing of a muscle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The crunchy onion gives a little sweetness while the pickle puckers in the most pleasing way to cut through all that heat.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2022
Bose says it has refined the design in subtle ways: according to the company, “pleats and puckers have been removed from soft materials, and gaps between components have been replaced with smooth transitions.”
From The Verge ● Aug. 31, 2021
He puckers his lips and pantomimes shoveling coal.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 15, 2020
She smocked the yoke into tiny crisscrossing puckers, then shirred the rest of the bodice.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
