puckered; puckering
ˈpə-k(ə-)riŋ 
: to become wrinkled or constricted
: to contract into folds or wrinkles
: a fold or wrinkle in a normally even surface
Examples of pucker in a Sentence
Verb
His skin puckered a little around the scar.
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
The image is gross, but there is also something alluring and even sensual about it—the red puckered edges around the scab proffering it like a shiny gem, set in a prong.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2023
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Verb
This process makes the lunar surface prone to puckering—just as a smooth grape dries into a wrinkly raisin.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
The image is gross, but there is also something alluring and even sensual about it—the red puckered edges around the scab proffering it like a shiny gem, set in a prong.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2023
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“Pucker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pucker. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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