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pucker up

pucker up verb: to contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles; used especially of the lips when whistling or kissing.

pucker up: to contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles; used especially of the lips when whistling or...
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Verb

pucker up (third-person singular simple present puckers up, present participle puckering up, simple past and past participle puckered up)

  1. (ambitransitive) To contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles; used especially of the lips when whistling or kissing.
    • Pucker up your lips!
    • Pucker up and gimme a kiss!

Forms of pucker up

third-person singular presentpuckers up
present participlepuckering up
past participlepuckered up
pastpuckered up

Questions about pucker up

What does pucker up mean?
Pucker up means to contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles; used especially of the lips when whistling or kissing.
What part of speech is pucker up?
Pucker up is a verb.
What is the past tense of pucker up?
The past tense of pucker up is puckered up.

Words near pucker up in the dictionary

  1. puckbunny
  2. pucked
  3. pucker
  4. pucker factor
  5. pucker factors
  6. pucker up
  7. puckerable
  8. puckerbrush
  9. puckered
  10. puckered up
  11. puckered-up

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