Phrase guide

pucker up

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles; used especially of the lips when whistling or kissing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

Examples

  • Pucker up your lips!
  • Pucker up and gimme a kiss!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: свивам устни (svivam ustni) — To contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles
  • Bulgarian: свия устни (svija ustni) — To contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles
  • Bulgarian: цупя се (cupja se) — To contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles
  • Czech: špulit (ústa) — To contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles
  • Czech: našpulit — To contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles
  • Finnish: mutristaa — To contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles
  • Polish: marszczyć — To contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles
  • Polish: zmarszczyć — To contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles
  • Polish: ściągać — To contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles
  • Polish: ściągnąć — To contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles
  • Russian: мо́рщиться (mórščitʹsja) — To contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles
  • Russian: вытя́гивать губки (vytjágivatʹ gubki) — To contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles