"Mary's lemon pie will make you pucker up and implode," said Tom.
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Pucker
/ˈpʌkə(ɹ)/
Synonyms for "pucker" (182 found)
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Closest matches (37)
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Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (54)
Related words (91)
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Noun(13 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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8 entriesfabric wrinklinggathering foldlip creaselip curlinglip pursingmouth wrinkleseam puckeringstitch crease
Collocations
11 entriesfabric puckerfabric puckeringfabric wrinklinglip puckerlip puckeringlip pursingmouth puckerpucker factorpuckering effectpursed lipsseam puckering
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
8 total sentences available.
These grapes are fairly astringent, so they make my mouth pucker.
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I've whistled to birds ever since I could pucker up my lips, and father taught me how—didn't you, father dear?
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Now the skin was puckered into a million wrinkles, and on the shapeless face was the stamp of unutterable age.
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