SpellRight › Spelling
Rareperking
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.To make (coffee) in a percolator or a drip coffeemaker.
- 2.Of coffee: to be produced by heated water seeping (“percolating”) through coffee grounds.
- 3.To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of.
- 4.To appear from below or behind something, emerge, pop up, poke out.
- 5.To exalt oneself; to bear oneself loftily.
noun
- 1.The act of something being perked.
Similar words
Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.