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pucker vs crinkle

crinkle vs pucker

pucker and crinkle both are nouns.

pucker and crinkle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pucker Yes No Yes No
crinkle Yes No Yes No
As verbs, crinkle is a hypernym of pucker; that is, crinkle is a word with a broader meaning than pucker:
  • pucker: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
  • crinkle: make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
Other hypernyms of pucker include crease, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle.
As verbs, crinkle is a hypernym of pucker; that is, crinkle is a word with a broader meaning than pucker:
  • pucker: become wrinkled or drawn together
  • crinkle: make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
Other hypernyms of pucker include crease, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle.
pucker (noun) crinkle (noun)
an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
pucker (verb) crinkle (verb)
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
draw together into folds or puckers make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
become wrinkled or drawn together
Difference between pucker and crinkle

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