primp
verb (used with object)
to dress or adorn with care.
had been primping
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past perfect progressiveof primp.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Frederick, looking over the top of a newspaper, was witness to an illuminating scene; Mary, to his certain knowledge, had been primping for an hour ere she appeared.
From The Turtles of Tasman by Jack London
