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perkened

perkened is the simple past and past participle of perken.

Meaning of perken

Verb

perken (third-person singular simple present perkens, present participle perkening, simple past and past participle perkened)

  1. (ambitransitive, nonstandard) To make or become perked or perky.
    • Us perkened so, staring at each other, not rightly knowing one the other—such a goodly percentage of familiar skin now been quenched back of hiding cloth.2001, Allan Gurganus, Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, page 599
    Synonyms:
    perk

Questions about perkened

What is perkened the simple past and past participle of?
Perkened is the simple past and past participle of perken.

Words near perkened in the dictionary

  1. perked out
  2. perked up
  3. perked up one's ears
  4. perkedel
  5. perken
  6. perkened
  7. perkening
  8. perkens
  9. Perkey
  10. Perkeys
  11. perkier

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