Preen



verb — past tense: preened ; past participle: preened ; present participle: preening ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (clean and trim; [feathers] with the beak, as a bird does; to be proud of [oneself]; to dress or beautify [oneself] with cars) preen the feathers សសិត់ preen oneself បង្អួតខ្លួន
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A forked tool used by clothiers in dressing cloth.
verb — past tense: preened ; past participle: preened ; present participle: preening ;
1.
To dress with, or as with, a preen; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers; -- said of birds.
2.
To trim up, as trees.