perk up

"The governor left and Simon fell asleep again in a second after perking up for 15 minutes, which I didn’t think he would manage."

The cashier perked up when asked about the mushroom products.

After the war, the pleasure pier perks up into life once again.

Asked whether he wanted the job permanently, a clearly deflated Hiller perked up.

“People don’t just drink for flavor. It helps people socialize, helps people unwind, helps people perk up. So we thought we could do that really well by coming at it from a new angle.”