pucker

Noun · Verb
US[puhk-er]/ˈpʌkɚ/2 syllables
Synonyms: ruckrumplecocklecrumpleknitgathertuckruck up

Open English WordNet

Verb (3)puckered, puckering

  1. to gather something into small wrinkles or folds“She puckered her lips”Synonyms: rumplecocklecrumpleknitMore general wrinkle, ruckleSimilar draw
  2. draw together into folds or puckersSynonyms: gathertuckMore general sew, run up
  3. become wrinkled or drawn together“her lips puckered”Synonyms: ruckruck upMore general wrinkle, ruckle

Noun (1)

  1. an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)Synonyms: ruckType of fold, crease
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Puck′er transitive & intransitive verb [past tense & past participle Puckered; present participle & verbal noun Puckering.]

Origin: From Poke a pocket, small bag.

To gather into small folds or wrinkles; to contract into ridges and furrows; to corrugate; — often with up; as, to pucker up the mouth. “His skin [was] puckered up in wrinkles.” The Spectator

Puck′er noun

1. A fold; a wrinkle; a collection of folds.

2. A state of perplexity or anxiety; confusion; bother; agitation. Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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