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Preen   /prin/   Listen
Preen

verb
(past & past part. preened; pres. part. preening)
1.
Clean with one's bill.  Synonym: plume.
2.
Pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement.  Synonym: congratulate.
3.
Dress or groom with elaborate care.  Synonyms: dress, plume, primp.



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"Preen" Quotes from Famous Books



... you dearest birdlings in America! Preen your feathers, and stretch the Birds' nest a little, if you please, and let Uncle Jack in for the holidays. I am coming with such a trunk full of treasures that you'll have to borrow the stockings of Barnum's Giant and Giantess; I am coming to ...
— The Birds' Christmas Carol • Kate Douglas Wiggin



Words linked to "Preen" :   attire, trick up, dress up, trick out, deck out, prink, get dressed, clean, primp, tog out, plume, preen gland, fancy up, arrange, crow, overdress, make clean, fig out, set up, tog up, rig out, dress, gussy up, fig up, deck up, gloat, triumph, get up



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