Meaning of unperk | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To make (someone) less lively or enthusiastic.
   transitive
2. To become less lively or enthusiastic.
   intransitive

Examples

“I told him I was going into Stokenchurch in his Ford whether he drove me or not. He perked up a bit at that, but I pretty soon unperked him, and at last⟳ we got going on the road to Stokenchurch.”

“[…] one single woman did perk up a bit, about there being a lot of single guys there, but then she unperked when she recalled that the cost⟳ of living is higher there.”

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