perking up

A form of perk up — To become more upright

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of perk up
Cite this entry
APA

perking up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perking%20up

MLA

“perking up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perking%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perking up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perking%20up.

Source: perking up on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.