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puckered

/puhk-er/US // ˈpʌk ər //UK // (ˈpʌkə) //

褶皱的,皱巴巴的,皱褶的,撅起的

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Definitions

  1. 1
    • : to draw or gather into wrinkles or irregular folds, as material or a part of the face; constrict: Worry puckered his brow.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a wrinkle; an irregular fold.
    • : a puckered part, as of cloth tightly or crookedly sewn.
    • : Archaic. a state of agitation or perturbation.

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Examples

  • I’d pucker and then blot, and remember myself for a single moment.

  • “People are very puckered up about it,” said one such operative.

  • The little mouth puckered at the corners and moisture gathered in the blue eyes.

  • "I certainly would like to find out more about that man," said Mollie, her forehead puckered into a puzzled frown.

  • "Yes, I know," rejoined Genevieve, her lips puckered into a curious little smile.

  • Puckered with chills and goose-flesh, the fireside people huddled and sneezed around their respective hearths.

  • Its muscles were strangely contracted, the fingers thin to emaciation, the back of the hand closely puckered up.