Thesaurus / preen
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Sam liked to wear fancy necklaces, the flashier the better, and strut and preen like Marlene Dietrich in “The Blue Angel.”
GENE WEINGARTEN: CONFESSIONS OF A COMPASSIONATE HIT MANGENE WEINGARTENFEBRUARY 25, 2021WASHINGTON POST
The stones and metal rattle inEach dry and withering ear, As lackadaisical they loll,And preen themselves, and peer.
CHARLES BAUDELAIRE, HIS LIFETHOPHILE GAUTIER
I saw him rise from his chair; I saw the astounded look of old Deborah Preen when she came in with his supper ale in a jug.
JOHNNY LUDLOW, FOURTH SERIESMRS. HENRY WOOD
The nurse wore a scared face; Deborah Preen, wringing her hands, burst out sobbing.
JOHNNY LUDLOW, FOURTH SERIESMRS. HENRY WOOD
Softly, calmly, with the purest joy he sang, pausing at the end of every few bars to preen and call.
ROOF AND MEADOWDALLAS LORE SHARP
He was a very polished prince, and when he had eaten his dinner he turned round to the lady and sought a preen to pyke his teeth.
SPARE HOURSJOHN BROWN
Betty glanced up and saw the sharp eyes of Miss Preen turning in their direction.
THE SEVEN SLEUTHS' CLUBCAROL NORTON
Doris, now is the psychological moment, as Miss Preen would say, for springing our find.
THE SEVEN SLEUTHS' CLUBCAROL NORTON
Presently the duck flew in, sat down beside the old fury, and began to preen her feathers with her beak.
POLISH FAIRY TALESA. J. GLINSKI
Preen your feathers, and stretch the Birds' nest a trifle, if you please, and let Uncle Jack in for the holidays.
THE BIRD'S CHRISTMAS CAROLKATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN
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