How to Pronounce "pucker"
word
ˈpəkɝ
PUH-ker
pˈʌkɐ
PUK-uh
Definition
To tighten or gather something, especially skin or fabric, into small folds or wrinkles, often by squeezing or contracting it. Commonly used to describe lips when making a kissing face or reacting to something sour.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈpəkɝ
British English
pˈʌkɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PUH-ker
UK
PUK-uh
Listen in Context
She puckered her lips to blow a kiss.
The cloth puckered after it got wet.
My eyes pucker when I laugh hard.
When you taste a lemon, your mouth might pucker from the sourness.