Examples of 'preen' in a sentence
Meaning of "preen"
Preen is a verb that means to groom or clean oneself, often used in the context of birds grooming their feathers
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- A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing cloth.
- pin
- bodkin; brooch
- To pin; fasten.
How to use "preen" in a sentence
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The preen gland is small and tufted.
He do not do anything at all except preen about.
And preen themselves all day.
Members of a group will preen each other.
They preen themselves to impress some of the women.
To roost and preen and hunt.
They preen and chatter to reinforce strong bonds.
With candlelight to preen your hair.
Preen and the scarlet letter.
How they preen and ogle.
I do not take well to young men who preen.
Each allowed him to preen successfully as a crisis manager.
Wolves are proud creatures and constantly preen themselves.
They will preen each other.
When you turn and preen.
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Pairs may preen each other.
Such a source of great pride that it caused him to preen.
No more would he preen and primp.
And no longer wanting to preen.
You preen for her.
The birds then separate and preen themselves.
Cats preen in the sun.
Ducks use oil from their preen glands.
I have see you preen and strut around the office.
They know how to preen.
To help distribute the preen oil across the plumage.
Preen dio immeras.
You can see me preen.
We preen our bills.
Sometimes peacock feathers are in peacock poop because they preen themselves.
No more would he preen and primp in garb of red and gold.
Then it had a preen.
I have seen you preen and strut around the office.
Some of those bacteria add to the antimicrobial properties of preen wax.
They pimp and they preen and they fluff you.
The uropygial glands secrete a natural oil referred to as preen oil.
They primp and they preen and they fluff you.
Male birds preen up their feathers before trying to attract a love interest.
This is the perfect environment for the tribe to preen and mate.
The courting birds will preen each other and go back and forth.
He was there to preen.
The pecten is also used to preen feathers and to hold slippery food items.
This is because they are extremely clean by nature and preen themselves regularly.
The animal can clean or preen and ingest the enzyme producing strains.
Even its huge bill owes its yellow colour to the preen oil.
Ducks use oil from their preen glands to keep water off their feathers.
They shake excess water off and then fly to a nearby branch to preen.
After crows fight they touch and preen each other to make up.
A duck will preen its feathers many times over the course of the day.
They just wait for the fight to end and take the opportunity to preen.
