Sentence example with the word 'preen'

preen

adorn, blazon, deck, dress, enrich, garnish, ornament, prank up, prink up, set out, trick out

Definition v. clean with one's bill

Last update: May 2, 2016


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Most of the teenagers preen themselves before going to any function.   [verb]

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Models and actresses are fond of preening.   [verb]

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So they 're getting paid a shitload to have adoring fans coo and preen in front of their latest masterwork?   [verb]

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This is a direct result of the duck not being able to preen due to the use of nipple drinkers.   [adjective]

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Mr Kernan halted and preened himself before the sloping mirror of Peter Kennedy, hairdresser.   [verb]

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Swans from Anna Liffey swim down here sometimes to preen themselves.   [verb]

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Birds came there to drink and bathe and preen and dress their feathers.   [Please select]

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The sea laughed and flashed and preened and allured, like a beautiful, coquettish woman.   [Please select]

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The crows preened their funereal plumage and waited, full of bright-eyed expectancy.   [Please select]

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Amanda and her mother preened their dresses and patted their hair.   [Please select]

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(July 3-11, 1952) a male lit in Wahoo Lake and preened, ruffled and adjusted its feathers.   [Please select]

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