1. present participle of pretty; making something more attractive or beautiful
Usage: often used with ‘up’

Examples

• She spent the morning prettying up the garden for the party.
• The decorator is prettying the room with fresh flowers.
• They’re prettying the storefront with new paint and signs.
• Mom was prettying herself up before the dinner date.
• The city is prettying the downtown area with new landscaping.
• She enjoys prettying up old furniture with colorful paint.