Preening

Synonyms for "preening" (105 found)

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Closest matches (21)

Verb(10 words)

primp aura farm blandander boulevardier brush up to collogue congratulate cut a wide swath cut it fat cut round

adorn array beautify bedeck bedizen blazon boast brush up clean color dandify

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Related words (52)

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derived

1 entries

allopreening

form of

1 entries

preen

is a

1 entries

prinking

related to

3 entries

groom posture preen

Sample sentences

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Katia Carranza, Jennifer Carlynn Kronenberg and Callie Manning are asked to do standard Hispanic preenings: hands on hips, placing weight on one leg while displaying the other thigh.

Source: wiktionary

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