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Merking vs Perking - What's the difference?

merking | perking |

As nouns the difference between merking and perking

is that merking is a mermaid king; the king of the merfolk while perking is the act of something being perked.

As a verb perking is

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merking

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A mermaid king; the king of the merfolk.
  • *2002 , Sarah Hines Stephen, Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid: And Other Stories :
    • The merking's castle stood in the very deepest spot. The palace walls were made of coral. The roof was oyster shells. And the windows stood open to let the fish swim in and out.
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    perking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of something being perked.
  • * Basil King, The Street Called Straight
    • 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.