pucker
Meaning
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To pinch or wrinkle; to squeeze inwardly, to dimple or fold.
Synonyms
ruck up
gather together
gather a fabric in folds
be puckered
wrinkled skin
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpʌkə(ɹ)/
Etymology
In summary
Origin obscure. Perhaps continuing Middle English pukkeren (“to hoard, save”, literally “to sack, stow away in a poke or bag”) with a change in meaning (compare to purse (“to pucker”)). Alternatively, perhaps a direct alteration of poke (verb, or the noun meaning "a small bag").
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