pucker[verb]Synonyms:- wrinkle, contract, crease, draw together, gather, knit, purse, screw up, tighten
[noun]Synonyms:- wrinkle, crease, fold
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
puck‧er /ˈpʌkə $ -ər/ (
also pucker up)
verb[
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: Probably from poke 'bag' (13-20 centuries), from Old North French; ⇒ pocket1]
1. [intransitive and transitive] if part of your face puckers, or if you pucker it, it becomes tight or stretched, for example because you are going to cry or kiss someone:
Her mouth puckered, and she started to cry.2. [intransitive] if cloth puckers, it gets lines or folds in it and is no longer flat
—pucker noun [countable]—puckered adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲