had been primping
- past perfect progressive of primp.
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 London, Jack
