"preening" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: preenings [plural]
Rhymes: -iːnɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} preening (plural preenings)
  1. A grooming or posturing.
    Sense id: en-preening-en-noun-mMkfsDbo

Verb

Rhymes: -iːnɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} preening
  1. present participle and gerund of preen Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: preen
    Sense id: en-preening-en-verb-R6vczixW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for preening meaning in English (1.4kB)

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