pucker
/ˈpʌkə(r)/verb
उच्चारण पकर
(होंठ, माथा) सिकोड़ना, सिकुड़ना, सिलवट पड़ना
Core word
verb
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[I, T] ~ (sth) (up)
to form or to make something form small folds or lines
(होंठ, माथा) सिकोड़ना, सिकुड़ना, सिलवट पड़ना
- His face puckered as he tasted the sour lemon.
- She puckered her lips and kissed the baby.
- The cloth puckered at the seams.
+ 3 more examples
- Her lips puckered at the taste of the raw mango.
- The fabric puckers when it is stitched too tightly.
- The little boy's face puckered before he began to cry.
Synonyms wrinkle crease purse crinkle screw up
Opposite smooth
noun
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[C]
a small fold or line in a piece of cloth or in the skin
सिलवट, सिकुड़न, शिकन
- There was a pucker in the seam of her new kurta.
- A pucker appeared on the cloth when it was washed.
- The tailor smoothed out the pucker near the collar.
+ 2 more examples
- A small pucker marred the surface of the paint.
- There was a pucker in the paper where the glue had dried.