to perk
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3.7
- verb
- /pɜrk/
:
animarse
- A good cup of coffee always helps to perk me up in the morning.
- ears perk up
So there's one thing you've been testing that like really perked up my ears.
- So there's one thing you've been testing that like really perked up my ears.
- Even small little seedlings like this, they can go bone dry and still perk right back up.
- That is a dance for any plumbers out there who just perked up.
- See man, this when you find out this when we give out random drug tests, we start seeing people perk up for different things.
- Because if you're keen here, anytime the penis or the penis is mentioned, you mean you just perk up.
- I I, I, my ears kind of like perked up when when our listener asked about why people choose.
- Often times we have these dreams and these seedlings that perk up in your minds and watch how fast you shoot it down.
- And I think that some people listening, their ears will have perked up when you said like they take these peas and they extract the proteins and they reshape it.
- Blackbird black Bros perked flicker antennas pulling from the air, words that filled our small nervous compass hearts.
- You know it where the titties starts to perk.
Examples
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But the salty sea breeze was a tonic, and the ferry ride perked us all up.
Fiction book (1993) -
"We get you out in the air, you perk right up," he said, guiding me toward the door.
Fiction book (1990) -
This is gonna perk you right up.
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This is just the thing to just perk you up.
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This will perk everyone up.
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Oh, it perks you up, all right.
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The officer's ears perked up at the mention of the town's name.
Academic text (2007) -
He had one of those kinds of voices, made people perk up, pay attention.
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Suddenly he perked up as they walked, and he began to whistle an old, old song.
Fiction book (1991) -
Nurse Sherie has a reputation of perking up her patients.
Synonyms
165
3.0
To get better or stronger
16
3.1
Become more lively and cheerful after feeling tired or sad
3
4.1
Make someone or something more lively and interesting
To make someone feel happier or more lively
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How Energetic
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Etymology
Perk, as in 'perk up', probably comes from the adjective perky, meaning 'lively' or 'cheerful'. So to perk is to become more lively or energetic.