primp
verb (used with object)
to dress or adorn with care.
was primping
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past progressiveof primp.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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At Forest Hills, everyone was primping and preening for the two big shows.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then he jumped from his chair and ran into the store, where the new retail customer was primping in front of the mirror.
From Potash & Perlmutter Their Copartnership Ventures and Adventures by Montague Glass
Since she primps for a long time that means that this man was primping for a longer time and she saw him—you, that is—still at the sink of the corridor when she was leaving.
From An Apostate: Nawin of Thais by Steven (Steven David Justin) Sills
