1
[ verb ] to gather something into small wrinkles or folds

Synonyms

rumple cockle crumple knit draw

Examples

"She puckered her lips"

Used in print

(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)

Pat swung into the saddle , yet still he delayed , his brows puckered .

Related terms

wrinkle draw

2
[ noun ] an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)

Synonyms

ruck

Related terms

fold

3
[ verb ] draw fabric together and sew it tightly

Synonyms

gather tuck

Related terms

sew tuck gather

4
[ verb ] become wrinkled or drawn together

Synonyms

ruck_up ruck

Examples

"her lips puckered"

Related terms

wrinkle

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Rhymes with

tucker occur succor sucker trucker bloodsucker baedeker massacre

Phonetic and Homophones

P AH1 K ER0

Similar Spelling

Puskar pusher picker pecker packer Packera

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