As the coffee perked, Greta began to read.

The coffee has perked, or boiled, and he pours a cup.

The coffee perked and would be ready shortly.

The coffee perked in the silence between them, the aroma spilling into the apartment.

The coffee perked once more loudly then the orange light went on, signaling that the coffee was ready.

When the coffee had perked, she poured herself a cup and sipped it while she opened her suitcase.

"Nothing worse than the analytical, legal mind," Serena murmured as the coffee perked.

The coffee perked so quickly that Geneva considered revising her opinion of the new stove.

The coffee had perked, and I had a cup with heavy cream and two sugars.

While the coffee perked, he folded the hide-a-bed back into a couch.