Examples of 'preening' in a sentence
Meaning of "preening"
preen (verb): Preen means to groom or clean oneself, especially feathers, as birds do
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- present participle of preen
- A grooming or posturing.
How to use "preening" in a sentence
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Preening may also be performed as a displacement activity.
For flaunting and preening he is without rival.
Could not pass a mirror without preening.
But preening on the open lawn is dangerous.
Please forgive the parental preening below.
She was a preening interloper who made a spectacle of herself.
This is one of the young ones preening.
Stop preening and get cleaning.
She already thinks you are a preening sadistic boob.
They are preening pea hens with empty heads.
She began to scold me for preening and flirting.
Preening little fool that he was.
He is outside preening for the press.
And spent a lot of time preening.
All the preening and flexing.
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All that primping and preening.
You spend hours preening everyday before work.
They have likely had enough of your preening.
Peregrine falcon preening its feathers.
Nothing but hollow posturing and moral preening.
It engages in mutual preening and roosts in groups at night.
She had spent a few minutes before preening.
You are standing there preening like a gay peacock.
Preening in the goddamn mirror.
Milo was a preening cult leader.
Preening for her beau.
Dad had been preening his right side.
Preening is a more definite signal.
Liberal bloggers are preening and snarky.
Bathing and preening can also happen on shore or at sea.
It seemed to be his way of preening himself.
You are preening on your throne.
I do not see why it should cut into my preening time.
He is preening his feathers here.
Ducks keep clean by preening themselves.
Preening little shit.
Enough posturing and preening.
The media is preening and polishing their moral credentials.
We do not compromise a federal manhunt by preening for the cameras.
Preening little peacock.
To prepare for a life on the wing by preening and stretching.
Preening shit eater.
This one was in preening mode.
Stand here preening when there are people dying out there.
The male started preening.
Preening like a peacock.
A bunch of preening peacocks.
Preening and untangling.
Like one of those preening selfies that women take nowadays.
Preening on his scooter.
