Past tense of pucker

Forms of pucker

Puckered in a sentence

• The fingers had withered into puckered twigs; her little nail had fallen off entirely.2019 September 10, Tamsyn Muir, chapter 20, in Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb; 1), New York, N.Y.: Tor.com, published 2020, →ISBN, act 3. From the entry little nail
• Relationships were warmer then.' His mouth puckered, as if hunting a lost taste.2006, Colin Thubron, “The Capital”, in Shadow of the Silk Road, London: Chatto & Windus, →ISBN, page 11. From the entry hutong
• Each bite is its own mouthgasm, and you eat it slowly, with your eyes closed and your lips slightly puckered.1993, Bill Lee, Rogues of San Francisco: Short Story Anthology, page 133. From the entry mouthgasm
• Bridget puckered up her face and cried as her arms were deftly taken out of the sleeves of her daygown.1911, Hugh de Sélincourt, chapter I, in A Fair House, London; New York: John Lane Company, page 13. From the entry daygown
• He sat cross-legged on a damask pillow and scrutinized the pale puckered nates with the air of an epicure examining a fly in his vichyssoise.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 3. From the entry nates

Meaning of pucker

1. verb To pinch or wrinkle (especially a body part); to squeeze inwardly, to dimple or fold.
2. noun A fold or wrinkle.
3. noun A state of perplexity or anxiety; confusion; bother; agitation.

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Questions about the past tense of pucker

What is the past tense of pucker?

The past tense of pucker is puckered.

What is the past participle of pucker?

The past participle of pucker is puckered.

Is pucker a regular or irregular verb?

Pucker is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.