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unpucker

verb

Etymology

From un- + pucker.

  1. inherited from pukkeren — “to hoard, save”
  2. formed as unpucker — “un- + pucker”

Definitions

  1. To smooth away the puckers or wrinkles (of)

    To smooth away the puckers or wrinkles (of); to relax or unclench.

    • unpucker your lips
    • King. "Bethink you a little; I will walk about" (Gellert bethinks him, brow puckered. King , seeing the brow unpucker itself.) "Well, have you one?"
    • How I wish I could whistle! If I could pucker up my mouth, and pitch it to just the right key, I wouldn't unpucker it in a week.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA