verb Download 🔗Share To make (coffee) in a percolator or a drip coffeemaker. Examples : "I’ll perk some coffee." drink utensil machine food process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share Of coffee: to be produced by heated water seeping (“percolating”) through coffee grounds. Examples : "The coffee is perking." food drink utensil process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of. Examples : "After hearing the good news, Maria was perking up and smoothing her hair, eager to celebrate. " appearance body style action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To appear from below or behind something, emerge, pop up, poke out. Examples : "The puppy was hiding behind the couch, and only its ears were perking up. " appearance action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To exalt oneself; to bear oneself loftily. Examples : "After winning the debate, she was perking around the school halls, clearly enjoying her victory and the attention it brought her. " attitude character human appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To peer; to look inquisitively. Examples : "The cat was perking its head, trying to see what was inside the box. " action appearance human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To perch. Examples : "The little bird was perking on the edge of the birdbath, getting ready to take a drink. " animal bird Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of something being perked. Examples : "The perking of the coffee machine made the office a lot more lively. " action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading