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adj. - (used of the skin of the face) contracted into wrinkles.

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Usage examples (19)
  • Joy answered with a toss of her head and a puckered-up grin.
  • With her little Chinese eyes and her puckered-up face, she would never marry; one could not take her painting very seriously; she was an independent little creature, and...
  • The class truly left everyone puckered-up for more.
  • He had Abe's puckered-up lips and Abe's steady sad eyes ....
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