perking

From WikiWord, the free dictionary

English

Definitions

verb

To make (coffee) in a percolator or a drip coffeemaker.“I’ll perk some coffee.”
Of coffee: to be produced by heated water seeping (“percolating”) through coffee grounds.“The coffee is perking.”

verb

To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of.
To appear from below or behind something, emerge, pop up, poke out.
To exalt oneself; to bear oneself loftily.

verb

To peer; to look inquisitively.

verb

To perch.

noun

The act of something being perked.

Related words

Synonyms

perquisite fringe benefit pick up perk up percolate gain vigor pecke poking punction peaklet pricker pegging puncturation pecker piecening earprick

Rhymes

lurking shirking hardworking jerking smirking networking working metalworking reworking woodworking

References