"perk one's ears" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: perks one's ears [present, singular, third-person], perking one's ears [participle, present], perked one's ears [participle, past], perked one's ears [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} perk one's ears (third-person singular simple present perks one's ears, present participle perking one's ears, simple past and past participle perked one's ears)
  1. Alternative form of perk up one's ears Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: perk up one's ears
    Sense id: en-perk_one's_ears-en-verb-pp1NHROY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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