- Your dog has another neighborhood dog that she's friends with. You set up a time with your neighbor for the dogs to play together. Your dog was excited about it when you came. You're telling your neighbor about it:
- She kind of perked up when I mentioned Hannah's name.
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1 perk up perks up; perking up; perked up
If something perks you up or if you perk up, you become cheerful and lively, after feeling tired, bored, or depressed.
He perks up and jokes with them.
...suggestions to make you smile and perk you up.
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2 perk up perks up; perking up; perked up
If you perk something up, you make it more interesting.
To make the bland taste more interesting, the locals began perking it up with local produce.
Psychological twists perk up an otherwise predictable story line.
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3 perk up perks up; perking up; perked up
If sales, prices, or economies perk up, or if something perks them up, they begin to increase or improve. (JOURNALISM)
House prices could perk up during the autumn.
Anything that could save the company money and perk up its cash flow was examined.
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