"sprucing" in the verb sense
1. spruce up, spruce, titivate, tittivate, smarten up, slick up, spiff up
make neat, smart, or trim
"Spruce up your house for Spring"
"titivate the child"
2. spruce up, spruce, slick up, smarten up
dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion
"He spruced up for the party"
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