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perking

The correct spelling is perking.

How to pronounce perking

verb

Say it like: Per-kin-g

The correct spelling is perking. To make (coffee) in a percolator or a drip coffeemaker. For example: "I’ll perk some coffee."

Usage Examples

I’ll perk some coffee.

The coffee is perking.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To make (coffee) in a percolator or a drip coffeemaker.
  2. 2.Of coffee: to be produced by heated water seeping (“percolating”) through coffee grounds.
  3. 3.To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of.
  4. 4.To appear from below or behind something, emerge, pop up, poke out.
  5. 5.To exalt oneself; to bear oneself loftily.

noun

  1. 1.The act of something being perked.

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