dolling up

present participle of doll up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dolling up
Verb
  • Festivities also include face painting, sugar skull decorating and paper flower workshop along with a lowrider car show by the Callejeros de Encinitas Car Club, artist demonstrations, vendors and food truck.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In a new career retrospective interview with The Guardian, Curry, who played the concierge in the movie, recalled once having to lie to Ivana about her choice of interior decorating in the hotel, where the movie was filmed.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Dearfoams Greta Shearling Clog Slipper Simplify fall dressing with this pair of slip-on clogs, which have memory foam soles for all-day comfort.
    Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • For Mikaela Worley, whose fiancé, Jeremy Reaves, is a safety for the Washington Commanders, that means everything from dressing the jersey down, with cowboy boots and a denim mini, or going full glam with knee-high boots and some sparkly accessories.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At the front of the shop is a mélange of plants adorning the main window.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Although a ladder is needed for adorning the tree with ornaments, the tree is pre-lit, so that tangled strands of lights are a thing of Christmas past.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Speaking of dressing up, the bag drips with style and will elevate any outfit in your wardrobe.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Many fans suggested the gift was a subtle jab at Nicole, who previously pretty much admitted to dressing up as Teyana Taylor for Halloween following her split from Iman Shumpert.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The good news, however, is that even casual fans of their music can enjoy and appreciate what Joseph and Dun are doing up there.
    Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
  • After all, though TikTok may tell you that everyone is doing up their dorm rooms at the cost of roughly a new car, in reality, the average family spend (according to a RetailMeNot poll) is a much less jaw-dropping $598.
    Alex Apatoff, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Dolling up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolling%20up. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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