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pucker
/ˈpʌkə(r)/
verb
marszczyć
Also
ściągać
Definition
To tightly gather or contract into small folds or wrinkles, often referring to lips or fabric.
Examples
She puckered her lips before kissing the baby.
Zmrużyła usta, zanim pocałowała dziecko.
The fabric puckered where the stitching was too tight.
Tkanina marszczyła się tam, gdzie szew był zbyt ciasny.
Collocations
pucker one's lipspucker uppucker one's brow
noun
zmarszczka
Also
fałda(f)
Definition
A wrinkle or fold, especially one on the face or in fabric.
Examples
There was a slight pucker in the curtain.
Na zasłonie była lekka fałda.
He had a pucker of concentration on his forehead.
Miał zmarszczkę skupienia na czole.
Collocations
a slight puckera pucker of fabric
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