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prissing around

prissing around is the present participle and gerund of priss around.

Meaning of priss around

Verb

priss around (third-person singular simple present prisses around, present participle prissing around, simple past and past participle prissed around)

  1. (informal) To act in a prissy manner.

Questions about prissing around

What is prissing around the present participle and gerund of?
Prissing around is the present participle and gerund of priss around.

Words near prissing around in the dictionary

  1. prissifying
  2. prissily
  3. prissiness
  4. prissinesses
  5. prissing
  6. prissing around
  7. prisspot
  8. prisspots
  9. prissy
  10. pristane
  11. pristanes

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