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- noun Plural form of
pucker . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
pucker .
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Examples
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And that for me is the point of the peach and why I hold its qualities above those of the nectarine – the feel of the peach's soft fuzz on lips, the way the skin puckers as I bite, a teasing prelude to the sweet flesh that will follow.
Tender delights Nigel Slater 2010
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At the very least, it is more than a little unwise to allow nefarious french tailors to undermine the president's credibility by placing suspicious rectangular "puckers" in his clothing.
Hullabaloo 2004
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He kind of puckers up his mouth and puts his fingers on it.
The Man Next Door Emerson Hough 1890
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But I say it's time New York tried more color, so I'm pushing for shades of Bordeaux and red on those puckers.
Napoleon Perdis: Runway to Reality: Makeup Looks Fresh Off the Runway Napoleon Perdis 2011
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But I say it's time New York tried more color, so I'm pushing for shades of Bordeaux and red on those puckers.
Napoleon Perdis: Runway to Reality: Makeup Looks Fresh Off the Runway Napoleon Perdis 2011
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She puckers her lips so LuAnn can dab on more pink lipstick.
Spray-Tans in the 70s Susan Rukeyser 2011
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Pat puckers up his eyes and asks the Lord to make a vacancy!
Archive 2009-10-01 2009
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There are no dents, no puckers, no bunching of scar tissue or foreign bodies.
Lauren Cahn: Living the Dream, 3 Reconstructive Surgeries Later Lauren Cahn 2011
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At brief intervals, each head puckers its lips and — like a modern gargoyle — spews a stream of water into the pool.
The Man With a Thousand Faces Joel Henning 2011
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This curl gave to him sweetness, as the minute puckers at the corners of the eyes gave him laughter.
Chapter 1 2010
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