pucker Synonyms
pucker Meaning
pucker (n)
an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
pucker (v)
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
draw together into folds or puckers
become wrinkled or drawn together
pucker Sentence Examples
- When she tasted the lemon, her lips began to pucker from the sourness.
- The fabric had a tendency to pucker when stitched with a tight tension on the sewing machine.
- His forehead would pucker with concentration as he tried to solve the puzzle.
- The toddler's face would pucker into a cute expression whenever she ate something tart.
- The seamstress carefully smoothed out the fabric to prevent it from puckering during sewing.
- The bitter taste caused her mouth to pucker involuntarily.
- The tightly drawn curtains caused the fabric to pucker at the seams.
- His brow would often pucker with worry when he faced a difficult decision.
- The wrinkled fabric created an unattractive pucker in the finished garment.
- Grandma's homemade jam was so tart it made your mouth pucker with each bite.
FAQs About the word pucker
an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth), to gather something into small wrinkles or folds, draw together into folds or puckers, become wrin
fold,crease, wrinkle, ripple,scrunch, crimp, crumple, crisp, ruffle, corrugate
iron, even,straighten, unfold, press, unfold, press, straighten, iron, even
When she tasted the lemon, her lips began to pucker from the sourness.
The fabric had a tendency to pucker when stitched with a tight tension on the sewing machine.
His forehead would pucker with concentration as he tried to solve the puzzle.
The toddler's face would pucker into a cute expression whenever she ate something tart.
