pucker

Their crunch interrupts the softness of the turkey, cheese and sauces; their salt seasons the sandwich; and their pucker sharpens the lemon mayo and smoky-sweet romesco.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

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

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

I laugh at the expression on Caleb’s face, his mouth drawn into a slight pucker and his eyes wide.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

The building alternately puckers and swells, like the indolent flexing of a muscle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Fattoush is one of the bright, simple joys of summer: Tomatoes spill sunshine, pita shards and cucumbers take turns showing off their snap, sumac puckers, and mint and parsley cool, often, in a single bite.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2022

The crunchy onion gives a little sweetness while the pickle puckers in the most pleasing way to cut through all that heat.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2022

He puckers his lips and pantomimes shoveling coal.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 15, 2020

Mary’s mouth puckers, and she gives me a hard look.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

The seams in the seat jackets of our tester were puckered and imperfect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

Hashtags such as #sunburntanlines, #sunpoisoning and #sunstroke are popping up alongside videos of young men and women - some in tears - revealing deep red, almost purple, often puckered skin.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2025

Unscrewing the cap on a tube of mauve goo and giving it a generous swipe across puckered lips.

From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2023

“That class, leading those guys, there were some puckered up Porsches and Corvettes,” Hendrick said.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 11, 2023

The women all pecked and puckered at the old man's face.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

"We had particular difficulties with hard sounds like 'B' and with sounds involving lip puckering, such as 'W'. But these abilities will likely improve with time and practice," Lipson said.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 16, 2026

Beyond the gross-out close-ups of puckering organs, what is most striking here is a rare cinematic quality nowadays: perversity.

From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2022

I can remember my reticence like it was yesterday, both wanting a cookie but not wanting the possible puckering acidity that might be lying in wait.

From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2022

“They’re the Sour Patch Kids of chips,” said one puckering colleague.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2022

Instead, their faces were puckering and shriveling, their fur collars almost swallowing their heads.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin