primp
verb (used with object)
to dress or adorn with care.
primping
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present participleof primp.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The drama approaches dark farce as Madame flings around her bedroom in a frenzy of dressing and primping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
The film begins on an exultant note, with a bravura traveling shot following Alana down a line of junior high-schoolers waiting to have their yearbook photographs taken, offering a mirror for last-minute primping.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2021
Yet clipping is a far more clearcut action than "primping."
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2021
Even before wrapping up the most glamorous season of the year, workers say that business is down by as much as two-thirds, while the regulars primping themselves with scrubs or treatments have virtually disappeared.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2021
Girls gossiping, girls fixing their hair, girls primping.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
