perking up
Growing more alert
Perking up means becoming more lively, alert, or cheerful after a period of low energy or spirits: She perked up after her morning coffee, The dog's ears perked up at the sound.
It can also describe improving conditions: Business has been perking up lately.
To perk someone up is to make them feel better or more energetic.
- animatingImparting motion or life
- encouragingGiving confidence or hope
- cheerfulnessState of bright spirits
- refreshmentLight food or drink
- second windRenewed energy after fatigue
rejuvenation · stimulation · coffee break · recovery · bouncing back · feeling better · awakening · bright eyed · coming alive · energizing · picking up steam · percolating · attentiveness · renewal · rallying · looking up · vitality · alertness
- invigoratingenergizing, revitalizing, refreshing, stimulating, bracing
- mood swingsmood swing, ups and downs, fluctuations, volatility, instability
perking upwilting
Losing turgor and drooping
flagging · drooping · fading · slumping · winding down
perking upsinking
Falling through water
losing heart · deflating · getting down · moping · souring
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