primp
verb (used with object)
to dress or adorn with care.
have been primping
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present perfect progressiveof primp.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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In his gold jacket and tie with striped bell-boy slacks, he could have been primping to headline at the Apollo Theatre in 1959.
From Chicago Tribune ● Feb. 3, 2014
