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puckering up

puckering up is the present participle and gerund of pucker up.

Meaning of pucker up

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!

Questions about puckering up

What is puckering up the present participle and gerund of?
Puckering up is the present participle and gerund of pucker up.

Words near puckering up in the dictionary

  1. puckerer
  2. puckerers
  3. puckeries
  4. puckeriness
  5. puckering
  6. puckering up
  7. puckeringly
  8. puckerings
  9. puckerless
  10. puckermouth
  11. puckermouths

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