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Parking vs Perking - What's the difference?

parking | perking |

As verbs the difference between parking and perking

is that parking is present participle of lang=en while perking is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between parking and perking

is that parking is the action of the verb to park while perking is the act of something being perked.

parking

English

Verb

(head)
    • Parking a car in a tight spot gave him some satisfaction. (as gerund)
    His parking skills needed improvement. (as participial adjective)
    They will be parking the aircraft in the desert for the next few months. (as progressive)
    Each one of his parkings of securities was a separate count on the indictment. (as gerundial noun)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The action of the verb to park .
    • Parking in central London can be very difficult.
  • Space in which to park a car or other vehicle.
    • It can be difficult to find parking in central London.

    Usage notes

    * Often used attributively, as an adjective.

    Derived terms

    * parking area * parking garage * parking lot * parking meter * parking space * parking ticket * parking violation

    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.