Pucker
/ˈpʌk.ər/noun
To gather or wrinkle into folds or small creases, or to contract the lips.
Did you know?‘Pucker’ is first recorded in English in the 1500s and is probably linked to a Middle English word meaning a fold or wrinkle, showing how English turned a simple physical action into a vivid verb.
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
ME
pouken / pukken
“to poke, thrust, or make a fold or wrinkle”
16th Century
English
pucker
“to gather into wrinkles or folds; to contract”
17th Century
English
pucker up
“to draw the lips together, especially in kissing or disapproval”
Modern English
English
pucker
“to wrinkle, crinkle, or tighten into folds”