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Definition of prink in English: prinkverb prɪŋkprɪŋk prink oneselfSpend time making minor adjustments to one's appearance. women were prinking themselves in front of the looking glass Example sentencesExamples - You heard the Postmaster was here and so you must prink and prim yourself in front of the mirror - look on this side and that side and all around.
Synonyms groom, tidy, arrange, brush, comb, smooth, smarten (up), spruce up, freshen (up), beautify, pretty, preen, primp informal titivate, doll up British informal tart up North American informal gussy up archaic plume, trig (up)
Origin Late 16th century: probably related to archaic prank 'dress or adorn in a showy manner'; related to Middle Low German prank 'pomp', Dutch pronk 'finery'. Rhymes bethink, blink, brink, cinque, clink, dink, drink, fink, Frink, gink, ink, interlink, jink, kink, link, mink, pink, plink, rink, shrink, sink, skink, slink, stink, sync, think, wink, zinc Definition of prink in US English: prinkverbpriNGkprɪŋk prink oneselfSpend time making minor adjustments to one's appearance; primp. prinking themselves in front of the mirror Example sentencesExamples - You heard the Postmaster was here and so you must prink and prim yourself in front of the mirror - look on this side and that side and all around.
Synonyms groom, tidy, arrange, brush, comb, smooth, smarten, smarten up, spruce up, freshen, freshen up, beautify, pretty, preen, primp
Origin Late 16th century: probably related to archaic prank ‘dress or adorn in a showy manner’; related to Middle Low German prank ‘pomp’, Dutch pronk ‘finery’. |