primp

Contestants primp and pose for what they think will be selfies, never suspecting that to those running the game, they’re just a face and a number.

From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2024

Welcome to the 2022 Groom Expo West and its centerpiece event, the Andis Creative Styling Competition, where skilled groomers compete live to primp out their poodles into fantastical works of art.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2022

So until it gets fleshed out, they borrow from the boys and primp it up just a little.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 6, 2019

Pardew was hired with a brief to unlock the talents of some ambitious signings, relax his players, primp the brand.

From The Guardian ● May 12, 2018

Not to primp, comb his hair, shave, or to practice sneering.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

That’s a lot of what hairstylist Kayla Gowell hears as she snips, sprays, primps and blow-dries.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2024

"Tonight is the first day of the rest of my life," the man says as he primps expectantly.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2023

Dusting her cheeks with powder as she primps before the mirror, Claire demands her dress and her jewels while hurling steaming streams of scornful abuse at her sister — whom she refers to as Claire.

From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2012

Stage Note: Quinn applies Telescopic Explosion Mascara and primps in front of the mirror.

From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 14, 2010

A Lee cousin primped up slightly wilted heads of lettuce the way a girl primps a loose finger wave.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

Stewart gave up bread and pasta, took Pilates classes and was flown to the Dominican Republic, where she was coiffed and primped and handed a few designer bathing suits to try on for size.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2023

As stylist Jonny Levi, a family friend, primped Marlies post-surgery at her home in Magnolia, blond was suggested for Frei, who wanted to do something.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2023

“You don’t even have to get up and get dressed and get yourself all primped up. You just put on your headset. I’m legit in pajamas right now.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2022

And in isolation it really is a wonderfully seductive wash-job, unprecedented in its beauty, every surface primped and preened and buffed.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 24, 2018

A Lee cousin primped up slightly wilted heads of lettuce the way a girl primps a loose finger wave.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

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

Wasabi’s life is much the same as it ever was, a nonstop schedule of sleeping, eating, primping, romping and reclining.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2022

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

I bite my lips so I don’t laugh and give myself away before he’s done primping.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed