prink

Example Sentences

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Only a few minutes would be needed, she declared, in which "to prink a bit."

From A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade by King, Charles

The train stopped long enough to give us a chance to prink up a little; and one fellow had the hardihood to go off and get shaved.

From Our campaign around Gettysburg Being a memorial of what was endured, suffered and accomplished by the Twenty-third regiment (N. Y. S. N. G.) and other regiments associated with them, in their Pennsylvania and Maryland campaign, during the second rebel invasion of the loyal states in June-July, 1863 by Lockwood, John

"As much a mystery to you as it is to us, how you girls can like to gabble and prink from one week's end to the other," retorted Tom.

From An Old-Fashioned Girl by Alcott, Louisa May

"Yew 'spect me tew go an' prink up fer a sudden death?" thundered Abraham.

From Old Lady Number 31 by Forsslund, Louise

I felt inclined to prink in the 94 golden mirror, after the manner of Susie, and exclaim: “Oh, do not say that, Amelia!”

From The Mistress of Shenstone by Barclay, Florence L. (Florence Louisa)