pucker

🇬🇧 UK/'pʌkә/🇺🇸 US

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Definitions

v.

To tighten or wrinkle (lips, skin, or fabric) into small folds

使起皱，撅起（嘴唇等）

n.

A small wrinkle or fold in fabric or skin

皱纹，褶皱

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English

puckerother

=pucker

Common Collocations

1.pucker up撅嘴准备接吻
2.pucker one's lips撅起嘴唇
3.[pucker the fabric]使布料起皱
4.pucker one's brow皱起眉头

Example Sentences

1.
The child puckered her lips and blew out the birthday candles in one breath.
2.
The fabric puckered along the seam because it wasn't sewn evenly.
3.
He puckered his brow in confusion as he read the complicated instructions.

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