to pucker

Examples

• All

• The boy stared at Jia with tearful eyes and puckered up his lips.

  Fiction book (1995)

• " Don Lucian's mouth puckered as if he'd bitten into a green persimmon.

  Fiction book (1991)

• So pucker up like this.

  Bad Girl (1931)

• Then I wanna pucker my bottom lip.

  The Dark Web Tapes (2020)

• So acorns, dry wine, things that make you kind of pucker up, right?

  Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

• Pucker your lips.

  Dad (2019)

• The fabric of her sleeve remained puckered where he had gripped her.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Artus lifted his shirt and traced a puckered line across his stomach.

  Fiction book (1992)

• "Sinklar's features puckered as he drank too deeply from the hot stassa and burned his mouth.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The tiny red lips of the dolls were puckered, and their seductive, oversize eyes regarded Hornbeck coyly.

  Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

W

to wrinkle

vsto pucker

56 2.1

To make a small fold in cloth, paper, or skin

stresses small gathered folds specifically rather than any crease

G

to gather

vsto pucker

• Specialized

36 6.1

Pull fabric together to make small folds

describes the same gathering but specifically as small rounded folds

C

to crumple

vsto pucker

29 3.4

Get folded and wrinkled when pressed, like paper or cloth

usually makes neat small gathers rather than rough crushed wrinkles

C

to crease

vsto pucker

18 2.3

To make a line in cloth or paper by folding it

involves gentle gathering into small folds rather than a single pressed line

P

to purse

vsto pucker

18 7.0

To press the lips together to make a small tight line

refers to making small gathered folds on surfaces rather than lips specifically

C

to crinkle

vsto pucker

12 3.7

Form small lines on paper, skin, or cloth

is similar but focuses on small rounded gathers rather than lines

F

to furrow

vsto pucker

11 5.8

To make lines or wrinkles in the skin, often on the forehead

creates small gathered folds rather than long carved lines

S

to scrunch

vsto pucker

• Informal

9 5.5

Squeeze something until it becomes wrinkled or folded

typically produces cleaner small gathers rather than heavily crushed creases

R

to rumple

vsto pucker

6 5.4

To make clothes or hair wrinkled and messy

implies neat small gathered folds rather than a generally messy look

K

to knit

vsto pucker

3 4.2

To bring the eyebrows together to make small lines on the forehead

focuses more on rounded small gathers than deep furrows

S

to scrunch up

vsto pucker

• Informal

1 4.1

To press something so it becomes wrinkled, for example paper or your face

is about forming small tidy folds rather than compacted crushed wrinkles

R

to ruck

vsto pucker

1 9.6

To form wrinkles or folds in cloth

is focused on forming small gathered folds, not just any drawing together

R

to ruffle up

vsto pucker

1 4.2

To make a smooth surface uneven or wrinkled

produces deliberate small gathered folds rather than general unevenness

R

to ruck up

vsto pucker

8.4

To become wrinkled and folded into small ridges

is about making small gathered folds rather than larger ridges

R

to ruckle

vsto pucker

9.9

To make small folds in cloth by pressing or gathering it

emphasizes forming small, rounded gathers rather than general creasing

C

to cockle

vsto pucker

9.5

To make a surface form small waves or ripples

creates small gathered folds rather than broader wavy ripples

C

to corrugate

vsto pucker

7.6

To shape something by making regular folds that form raised lines

forms small rounded gathers rather than regular parallel ridges

Antonyms

F

to flatten

23 2.6

Make something flat and smooth by pressing it

Phrasal Verbs

P

to pucker in surprise

6.5

To pull your lips together because you are surprised

How Wrinkled

to crumple

29 3.4

to pucker

25 5.2

to gather

• Specialized

36 6.1

Surface Forms

Etymology