Pucker
(verb)
- To form wrinkles or tight creases in the surface of something, typically as a result of contraction or tension.
- To form the lips into a tight, circular shape, typically in preparation for a kiss or in reaction to something sour or unpleasant.
Origin:
From middle english pukeren "to contract, shrink".
Examples:
- The fabric puckered when she tried to sew it.
- She puckered her lips to blow a kiss.
- The lemon made her pucker her face.
- The skin on his forehead puckered in a frown.
- She puckered her lips and planted a kiss on her child's forehead.