How to pronounce pucker
American English pronunciation
PUK-er
- IPA
- /ˈpʌkɚ/
- Syllables
- PUK · er (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What pucker means
To draw up into tiny folds, as lips do at a sour taste
In a sentence: The sour lemon made my lips pucker.
Where it comes from: No one is sure where it came from. Perhaps it comes from poke, an old word for a small bag.
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