tuckering
- present participle of tucker.
Example Sentences
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There, in the half-shade, he saw the horse standing, the sunshine and the tuckering shadow of leaves dancing over his brown body.
From The Prussian Officer by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
Presently, however, they slowed down to a "dog trot" at the suggestion of Clifford Long, who warned his fellow Scouts against "tuckering themselves out."
From Campfire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains or, A Christmas Success against Odds by Francis, Stella M.
I wuz most melted too, for St. Louis weather is tuckering to them that can't stand heat.
From Samantha at the St. Louis Exposition by Holley, Marietta
