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pucker

[puhk-er] / ˈpʌk ər /




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The kind that makes your mouth pucker and your tongue go numb from all the acids decimating your taste buds.

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2025

Mattel should have considered traditional pucker toe moccasins, instead of black shoes, and included symbols on the basket that Cherokees use to tell a story, she said.

From Washington Times • Dec. 4, 2023

If a bite of dandelion greens or extra-dark chocolate makes you pucker, there’s good reason.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 12, 2023

In other words, this complex dance between art, anatomy, and archaeology can bring the past almost to life—one eyelash, pucker, and pore at a time.

From National Geographic • Oct. 23, 2023

We take our seats and I note the pained, worried pucker of my brother’s forehead.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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