"perken" meaning in English

See perken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: perkens [present, singular, third-person], perkening [participle, present], perkened [participle, past], perkened [past]
Etymology: From perk + -en. Etymology templates: {{af|en|perk|-en|id2=inchoative}} perk + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} perken (third-person singular simple present perkens, present participle perkening, simple past and past participle perkened)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, nonstandard) To make or become perked or perky. Tags: intransitive, nonstandard, transitive Synonyms: perk
    Sense id: en-perken-en-verb-Q0WYNhtH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 22 31 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 26 37 35

Inflected forms

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