10 collocations for perked

Here the women perked up their ears; and were all silent attention.

" He kissed her lightly, perking up her shoulder butterflies of green sequins, and standing off to observe.

You light-skirt stars, this is your wonted guise, By gloomy light perk out your doubtful heads; But when Dan Phoebus shows his flashing snout, You are sky-puppies; straight your light is out. PHANTASMA.

But this we bring is but to serve the time, A poor device to pass the day withal: To loftier points of skill we dare not climb, Lest (perking over-high) with shame we fall.

V. be proud &c adj.; put a good face on; look one in the face; stalk abroad, perk oneself up; think no small beer of oneself; presume, swagger, strut; rear one's head, lift up one's head, hold up one's head; hold one's head high, look big, take the wall, bear like the Turk no rival near the throne

But what I complain of is, that they carry this preference so undisguisedly, they perk it up in the faces of us single people so shamelessly, you cannot be in their company a moment without being made to feel, by some indirect hint or open avowal, that you are not the object of this preference.

A little encouragement from you and we could perk the place up right smart.

The question was for John, but the soothing tone was for Di, who gratefully accepted it, and perked up againwith speed.

An old lady sits in front of me who wears a white cap much after the fashion of yours, and on top of that is perked a monstrous bloomer trimmed with black gauze ribbon.

And many a silly thing That hops and cheeps, And perks his tiny tail, And sideway peeps, And flitters little wing, Seems in his consequential way To tell of Spring.

10 collocations for  perked