Meaning of prink | Babel Free
Definitions
- To look, gaze.
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To pre-drink. UK, humorous
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to give a wink; to wink. dialectal, obsolete
- To dress finely, primp, preen, spruce up.
- To strut, put on pompous airs, be pretentious.
Examples
“[…] by the Mass: You’ll make excellent Wives, Cuckold your Husbands immoderately: You mind nothing but prinking your selves up.”
“She put it on, then floated round the room prinking things — the flowers, the ashtrays, Jack's whisky tray — making everything outside herself perfect because nothing inside herself was perfect in the least.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.