preening

Phonetic Respelling: [ preen ]

Definition:

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

Sentence:

The girl was preening in the mirror before the dance.

More example sentences:

The girl was preening in the mirror before the dance.

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Synonyms:

beautify; clean; doll up; groom; prettify

Antonyms:

to make dirty

How many syllables in preening?

1 syllables Play Syllables Game

Preening rhymes:

Two Syllable Rhymes
- cleaning
- greening
- leaning
- meaning
- screening
- weaning
Three Syllable Rhymes
- careening
- convening
- demeaning
- machining
Four Syllable Rhymes
- intervening

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