perk up one's ears

English

Alternative forms

• perk one's ears

Verb

perk up one's ears (third-person singular simple present perks up one's ears, present participle perking up one's ears, simple past and past participle perked up one's ears)

1. Synonym of prick up one's ears

Further reading

• “perk up one's ears”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.