prettying (up)

present participle of pretty (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prettying (up)
Verb
  • The fun part is decorating them and trying to expand our horizons creatively.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Activities include animal viewing, slides, bounce house and pumpkin decorating.
    Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Thug has managed to find a way to push the envelope all these years later with Uy Scuti, adorning a Druski-esque whiteface that reads as a somewhat subversive take on the current moment’s politics.
    Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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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“Prettying (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prettying%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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