pucker up
Example Sentences
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“There’s times when you pucker up a little bit,” Bochy said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
Science chatted with Dunn about how, and why, humans like to pucker up.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 11, 2022
Before this evidence was shown, Officer Richard Schiff had testified under oath that he made eye contact with Nieto and saw his forehead pucker up in a frown.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 21, 2016
On public displays of affection: If the music inspires you to smooch your companion, go ahead and pucker up.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2015
At other times, when attempting to speak, my lips would pucker up, firmly set together, and I would be unable to separate them, until my breath was exhausted.
From Stammering, Its Cause and Cure by Benjamin Nathaniel Bogue
