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Synonyms for pucker

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : puhk-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpʌk ər

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Définition of pucker

Origin :
  • 1590s, "prob. earlier in colloquial use" [OED], possibly a frequentative form of pock, dialectal variant of poke "bag, sack" (see poke (n.1)), which would give it the same notion as in purse (v.). "Verbs of this type often shorten or obscure the original vowel; compare clutter, flutter, putter, etc." [Barnhart]. Related: Puckered; puckering.
  • noun wrinkle
  • verb draw together; wrinkle
Example sentences :
  • He was gazin' at me with his mouth open and a pucker between his eyes.
  • Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
  • He drew his brow into a pucker which furrowed the flesh between his brows.
  • Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
  • What are you thinking of, Judy, and why do you pucker up your forehead?
  • Extract from : « A Young Mutineer » by Mrs. L. T. Meade
  • “Padre, my shoe pinches,” said Nora with a pucker between her eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Place of Honeymoons » by Harold MacGrath
  • Mr. Ashe laughed as he smoothed out a pucker in his niece's brow.
  • Extract from : « Blue Bonnet in Boston » by Caroline E. Jacobs
  • Then his face'll pucker, surprised, and he'll begin to crumble down slow.
  • Extract from : « The Man Next Door » by Emerson Hough
  • Suddenly he stopped, and a pucker on his brow betrayed anxiety.
  • Extract from : « Personal Reminiscences in Book Making » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • The selvage is more closely woven and will draw or pucker in laundrying.
  • Extract from : « Textiles and Clothing » by Kate Heintz Watson
  • There was the mole on his chin, and the pucker under his left eyelid.
  • Extract from : « The Short Works of George Meredith » by George Meredith
  • Victoria's eyes laughed a little, but there was a pucker in her forehead.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Crewe's Career, Complete » by Winston Churchill

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