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perkings

perkings is the plural of perking.

Meaning of perking

Noun

perking (plural perkings)

  1. The act of something being perked.
    • When seated the Marquise accompanied her words with little jerkings and perkings of her fluffy head, with wavings of the hands and rollings of the eyes — the corelatives of her dartings and dashings while on her feet.1912, Basil King, The Street Called Straight

Questions about perkings

What is perkings the plural of?
Perkings is the plural of perking.

Words near perkings in the dictionary

  1. perkinesses
  2. perking
  3. perking one's ears
  4. perking up
  5. perking up one's ears
  6. perkings
  7. Perkinism
  8. Perkins
  9. Perkins County
  10. Perkinsian
  11. perkinsid

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