prink

Example Sentences

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The half-dozen old maids in upper circles who had long since given up hope began to prink and perk themselves into an amazing state of rejuvenation,—revival, you might say.

From Her Weight in Gold by McCutcheon, George Barr

Mebbee ye'll have to prink up a little now that we've got a gentleman contractor in the ship.

From Frontier Stories by Harte, Bret

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

From Old Lady Number 31 by Forsslund, Louise

"Law now, mother," said the Captain, "gals must prink afore such times; it's as natural as for hens to dress their feathers afore a thunder-storm."

From The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine by Stowe, Harriet Beecher

Scant time was given to the godmothers to change their shoes, skirts, and stockings, and to prink.

From Atlantic Classics, Second Series by Addams, Jane