prink

Example Sentences

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Many mourn; many think    It is not unattractive to prink Them in sables for heroes.

From Poems of the Past and the Present by Hardy, Thomas

"If I took as much time to prink as you do I believe I could fuss myself up to look like something."

From The Bachelors A Novel by Orcutt, William Dana

They sat for a long time without speaking, these two women, watching him preen and prink, a bit of lively blue against the newborn green.

From Viola Gwyn by McCutcheon, George Barr

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

"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