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was prinking

  • past progressive
    of prink.
    prink
    verb (used with object)
    to dress, groom, or decorate (someone or something) in a careful and showy manner.

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The girls laughed again, and a general rustle betrayed that each was prinking a bit before the titled guest arrived.

From Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott