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primping

primping is the present participle and gerund of primp.

Meaning of primp

Verb

primp (third-person singular simple present primps, present participle primping, simple past and past participle primped)

  1. (intransitive) To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror.
    • "Then I promise I'll let you take your bath and primp all day for your date."2001, Jo-Ann Mapson, Bad Girl Creek
  2. (transitive) To dress in an affected manner.
    • Tonight, Moses was the center of attraction, attended to by a dozen Green Berets who prepped and primped him like a stage crew fluttering about a Hollywood star.2013, Douglas Waller, Commandos: The Making Of America's Secrets

Noun

primping (plural primpings)

  1. The act of one who primps.
    • primpings and preenings

Forms of primping

pluralprimpings

Questions about primping

What does primping mean?
Primping means the act of one who primps.
What is primping the present participle and gerund of?
Primping is the present participle and gerund of primp.
What part of speech is primping?
Primping is a noun.
What is the plural of primping?
The plural of primping is primpings.

Words near primping in the dictionary

  1. primped
  2. primper
  3. primperan
  4. primpers
  5. primpily
  6. primping
  7. primpingly
  8. primpings
  9. primps
  10. primpy
  11. primrose

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Adapted from Wiktionary: primping (page history and authors); primp (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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