perking

English

Verb

perking

  1. present participle and gerund of perk

Noun

perking (plural perkings)

  1. The act of something being perked.
    • 1912, Basil King, The Street Called Straight:
      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.
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