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verb

Definition of pucker

as in to crease

to pull the sides of (something, such as skin or cloth) together so that folds or wrinkles are formed puckered the fabric before adding stitches

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Verb

To cap it all off, participants will take on what is considered to be one of the world’s most mouth-puckering sour candies, Barnetts Mega Sour. — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026 Hockey drama Off Campus was renewed for a second season before lovers Hannah (Ella Bright) and Garrett (Belmont Cameli) even puckered up onscreen. — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026

Noun

Demoustier plays Suzanne, an exotic attraction who risks electrocution several times a day to make sparks fly when volunteer smoochers from the audience pucker up. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026 Peach leaf curl causes stone fruit leaves to curl and pucker, even on trees sprayed with fungicide and horticultural oil last winter. — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for pucker

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pucker

Verb

Roll magazines and tuck them inside your boots to prevent the boot shaft from being creased or collapsing during storage.

— Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 20 Sep. 2026
The formula is designed to deliver up to 16 hours of wear without primer and is resistant to creasing, caking, fading and smudging.

— Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of crease

Noun

To avoid a retaliation claim, keep decisions about Steve’s role, performance, and development consistent and documented, and loop in someone beyond his manager.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
EmArm uses a perception-action loop to translate tactile measurements into movement commands.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of loop

Verb

Adrien Michel, winner of the 2025 le19M Métiers d’Art Prize, introduced a capsule inspired by Marcel Breuer’s Cesca B34 chair, anchored by a shirt that folds out of a leather case made with Studio MTX.

— Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026
Robots learn from experiments A separate Google project tested whether agents could improve DNA aptamers, short molecules that fold into shapes capable of attaching to specific proteins.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of fold

Noun

Here, the fabric’s waterproofing is aided by a light water-repellent finish and thorough internal seam taping, a technical manufacturing process rarely attempted by factories outside of southeast Asia.

— Daniel Varghese, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
On the first play of the Volunteers’ drive in the fourth, MacIntyre connected with DeSaahn Brame down the seam for 68 yards to the 6.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of seam

Verb

All items arrived clean (professional cleaning is included in your BNTO box subscription) and showed no wear and tear, though they were wrinkled from shipping and needed a good steam before wearing.

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2026
The same men worked in the lobby—a little fatter, a little more wrinkled and gray.

— Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of wrinkle

Noun

In all of these cases, however, separating the steel belt plies and bead cores from the rubber treads and sidewalls is a time- and labor-intensive process.

— Ben Coxworth October 07, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026
Ovation plies the Caribbean waters in the winter months, but crosses the Atlantic for Mediterranean and European adventures during spring and summer.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of ply

Noun

Fluting and corrugation have also been added to the plate for longitudinal stiffness, and better traction comes via a Pwrtrac rubber outsole.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 5 Dec. 2025
The corrugation process guarantees that the containers are robust and lightweight, which is necessary for stacking and transportation in an efficient manner.

— CMG Containers, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2024

Definition of corrugation

Noun

In an appearance on Emma Grede’s Aspire podcast, Garner opted for a black, button-front vest styled with wide-leg, pleat-front trousers and a pair of pumps.

— Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
This can be done with one, two, or three folds of fabric in each pleat.

— Heather Bien, Southern Living, 16 July 2026

Definition of pleat

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