"preen" meaning in All languages combined

See preen on Wiktionary

Verb [Anglais]

IPA: \pɹiːn\ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-preen.wav Forms: to preen [infinitive], preens [present, third-person, singular], preened [preterite], preened [participle, past], preening [participle, present]
  1. Parader, se rengorger.
    Sense id: fr-preen-en-verb-ndpZigqS Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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