- verbpreen (verb) · preens (third person present) · preened (past tense) · preened (past participle) · preening (present participle)
- (of a bird) straighten and clean its feathers with its beak:"robins preened at the pool's edge" · "the pigeon preened her feathers"
- (of a person) devote effort to making oneself look attractive and then admire one's appearance:"adolescents preening in their bedroom mirrors"
- (preen oneself)congratulate or pride oneself:"it did not prevent them from preening themselves on their achievement"
Originlate Middle English: apparently a variant of obsolete prune (based on Latin ungere ‘anoint’), in the same sense, associated with Scots and northern English dialect preen ‘pierce, pin’ (because of the ‘pricking’ action of the bird's beak).Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- (of a bird) straighten and clean its feathers with its beak:
- (of a person) devote effort to making oneself look attractive and then admire one's appearance:
- congratulate or pride oneself:
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- Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.Preen definition: (of animals, especially birds) to trim or dress (feathers, fur, etc.) with the beak or tongue.www.dictionary.com/browse/preenpreen verb [ I, T ] uk / priːn / us preen verb [I, T] (BIRD) If a bird preens or preens itself, it makes its feathers clean and tidy.dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/learner-engli…preen (third-person singular simple present preens, present participle preening, simple past and past participle preened) (of birds, transitive, intransitive) To groom; to trim or dress the feathers with the beak. (of people, intransitive, reflexive) To spend time making oneself attractive and admiring one's appearance, e.g. in front of a mirror.en.wiktionary.org/wiki/preenpreen (verb) preen / ˈ priːn/ verb preens; preened; preening Britannica Dictionary definition of PREEN 1 of a bird : to use the beak to clean and arrange featherswww.britannica.com/dictionary/preen
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