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.
were puckering
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past progressiveof pucker.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Instead, their faces were puckering and shriveling, their fur collars almost swallowing their heads.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
Even before she could speak his lips were puckering to pick up the tune he had dropped.
From A Certain Rich Man by White, William Allen
Her lips were puckering up, and in another moment she would let out a yell.
From The Curlytops and Their Pets or Uncle Toby's Strange Collection by Greene, Julia
