preening

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Definition

verb. 1 to dress or groom oneself with great attention and selfadmiration; primp; 2 to trim and clean feathers as a bird does; 3 pride in oneself

Example Sentence

The girl was preening in the mirror before the dance.

Synonyms

beautify; clean; doll up; groom; prettify

Antonyms

to make dirty

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Rhymes

  • cleaning
  • greening
  • leaning
  • meaning
  • preening
  • screening
  • weaning

  • careening
  • convening
  • demeaning
  • machining

  • intervening