pucker
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He avoids kissing for 24 hours before a performance and 48 hours before a competition because it makes it difficult to sustain a pucker.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
These compounds, which look like rings at the molecular level, interact with proteins in your saliva to produce a dry, astringent sensation that makes your mouth pucker.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024
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
The greater the local mass, the more intense the local gravity, and the more severe the pucker, distortion or warp of space.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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