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Primming
- verb - assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim"
- contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"
- dress primly
Primping
- verb - careful or finicky grooming; "the primping alone took more than an hour"
- dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
Prinking
- verb - Brush
- dress very carefully and in a finicky manner
- put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"
Printing
- verb - all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies"
- make into a print; "print the negative"
- put into print; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed"
- reproduce by printing
- reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
- text handwritten in the style of printed matter
- the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
- write as if with print; not cursive
Prodding
- verb -
- a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"
- to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"
- urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"
Pronking
- verb - jump straight up; "kangaroos pronk"
Proofing
- verb - activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk; "proof yeast"
- knead to reach proper lightness; "proof dough"
- make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
- make resistant (to harm); "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer"
- read for errors; "I should proofread my manuscripts"
Propping
- verb - support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building"
Prowling
- verb - loiter about, with no apparent aim
- move about in or as if in a predatory manner; "The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town"
Psalming
- verb - sing or celebrate in psalms; "He psalms the works of God"