verb
- draws together into wrinkles or small folds
Usage: third person singular present
noun
- wrinkles or small folds in fabric or skin
Usage: plural form
Examples
- She puckers her lips before applying lipstick.
- The fabric puckers when sewn too tightly.
- His forehead puckers when he concentrates.
- The shirt has several puckers along the seam.
- Heat causes the plastic to pucker and warp.
- The tailor smoothed out the puckers in the dress.
- Cold weather puckers the skin on his hands.