prink

verb

Definition of prinknext
as in to primp

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  1. primp
  2. preen
  3. dress
Verb
  • Plus, check out the rest of her hair primping routine, below.
    — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 5 July 2026
  • Troye Sivan arrives primped for the Prada dinner during Milan Fashion Week on June 21.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Definition of primp
Verb
  • Trump has already accepted a set of Olympic medals from LA 28 chair Casey Wasserman and will preen as a man of consequence for the world when the Games come to Los Angeles in two years.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Observe black cockatoos preen in the drooping she-oaks, or marvel at the Dali-esque outback, filled with its skeletal mallee trees.
    — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 19 June 2026
Definition of preen
Verb
  • Much has been written about heatwave dressing these past two months.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 July 2026
  • On Thursday, he was dressed in a jacket and tie with one arm shackled to his waist.
    — Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of dress
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“Prink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prink. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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