Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of perk
nounperking (plural perkings)
plural perkings
- The act of something being perked.
When seated the Marquise accompanied her words with little jerkings and perkings of her fluffy head, with wavings of the hands and rollings of the eyes — the corelatives of her dartings and dashings while on her feet.
1912, Basil King, The Street Called Straight
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“perking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perking. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perking.
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