verb
- present participle of doll: to dress up or make oneself attractive, especially in a fancy or elaborate way
Usage: informal; often used with ‘up’
Examples
- She spent an hour dolling herself up for the party.
- The actress was dolling up in her trailer before the red carpet event.
- They were dolling up the storefront with new decorations.
- Stop dolling around and get ready for dinner.
- The bride was dolling herself up with help from her bridesmaids.
- He caught his sister dolling up in front of the mirror.