prink
Americanverb (used with object)
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prinks,
present (3rd person singular)
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prinked,
past participle, past
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prinking
present participle
verb (used without object)
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prinks,
present (3rd person singular)
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prinked,
past participle, past
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prinking
present participle
verb
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to dress (oneself, etc) finely; deck out
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(intr) to preen oneself
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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prinksimple
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prinkssimple
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have prinkedperfect
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has prinkedperfect
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am prinkingprogressive
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are prinkingprogressive
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is prinkingprogressive
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have been prinkingperfect progressive
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has been prinkingperfect progressive
Past
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prinkedsimple
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had prinkedperfect
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was prinkingprogressive
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were prinkingprogressive
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had been prinkingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of prink
First recorded in 1570–80; apparently akin to prank 2
Example Sentences
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They sat for a long time without speaking, these two women, watching him preen and prink, a bit of lively blue against the newborn green.
From Viola Gwyn by George Barr McCutcheon
The half-dozen old maids in upper circles who had long since given up hope began to prink and perk themselves into an amazing state of rejuvenation,—revival, you might say.
From Her Weight in Gold by George Barr McCutcheon
About midway up one of the towers, his statue appears in a niche, where pigeons strut and prink their feathers, undisturbed.
From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 6 Germany, Austria-Hungary and Switzerland, part 2 by Francis W. (Francis Whiting) Halsey
"As much a mystery to you as it is to us, how you girls can like to gabble and prink from one week's end to the other," retorted Tom.
From An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
The train stopped long enough to give us a chance to prink up a little; and one fellow had the hardihood to go off and get shaved.
Pride prinks her brow for the deil to pouse.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop
He prinks in his violet robe of fine woven silk.
From The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres by Eugène Sue
Last week artistic Manhattan primped and prinked for a distinguished guest.
From Time Magazine Archive
Police looked for a clean, well-lighted bauble prinked with 41 diamonds, 113 pearls.
From Time Magazine Archive
Five insets adorned the board, four containing tin-types of handsome human females coifed and prinked as was the fashion 35 years ago.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Gallivant slid into his overcoat, prinked up his scarlet tie, and walked breezily into Wall Street.
From Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York A Series of Stories and Sketches Portraying Many Singular Phases of Metropolitan Life by Harry Beard
Was there time to make herself look otherwise, and who was there to be pleased when she was all prinked out?
From McTeague by Frank Norris
Like Greene, Moore writes both serious works of art and prinking entertainments.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bolt's scenario preserves the prinking wit and rolling eloquence of the play, but the plot has been smoothed and straightened in its passage through the projector.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Jersey City, painters and carpenters swarmed about inside a great pinewood saucer, patching, prinking and tidying.
From Time Magazine Archive
There were a number of ladies in this yellow room, prinking themselves before going downstairs.
From The Butterfly House by Paul Julian Meylan
The girls laughed again, and a general rustle betrayed that each was prinking a bit before the titled guest arrived.
From Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott
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