Meaning & use
pucker
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To gather into small folds or wrinkles, especially the lips or a piece of fabric.
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The sour candy made her lips pucker instantly.
The fabric began to pucker where it had been sewn unevenly.
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Also used as a noun for the fold or wrinkle itself.
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2. noun
A small fold or wrinkle, especially in fabric or skin.
There was a slight pucker in the seam where it had been sewn incorrectly.
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