Thesaurus / preen
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Owls normally find naturally occurring hideaways to preen, sleep, and build nests.
TRANSFORM YOUR YARD INTO AN OWL KINGDOMJOHN KENNEDYJULY 29, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEA Manassas retiree who had started a Facebook page when the loon landed in Fairfax posted daily pictures and comments that tracked the loon swimming, preening, fish-catching and eating.
HOW A GROUP OF STRANGERS CAME TOGETHER TO RESCUE A LONELY LOON ON A SMALL LAKE IN VIRGINIADANA HEDGPETHMAY 28, 2021WASHINGTON POSTWhen the loon was released, Mager said it seemed to swim out onto the lake, preening itself.
HOW A GROUP OF STRANGERS CAME TOGETHER TO RESCUE A LONELY LOON ON A SMALL LAKE IN VIRGINIADANA HEDGPETHMAY 28, 2021WASHINGTON POSTSince then, posts and updates on the loon have taken off as many report on its every move, from eating a fish to preening its feathers.
A LOON CAME TO REST IN A SUBURBAN VIRGINIA POND. THE ‘LOONARAZZI’ IS FOLLOWING ITS EVERY MOVE.DANA HEDGPETHMAY 6, 2021WASHINGTON POSTSam 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 POSTThe stones and metal rattle inEach dry and withering ear, As lackadaisical they loll,And preen themselves, and peer.
CHARLES BAUDELAIRE, HIS LIFETHOPHILE GAUTIERI 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 WOODThe nurse wore a scared face; Deborah Preen, wringing her hands, burst out sobbing.
JOHNNY LUDLOW, FOURTH SERIESMRS. HENRY WOODSoftly, calmly, with the purest joy he sang, pausing at the end of every few bars to preen and call.
ROOF AND MEADOWDALLAS LORE SHARPHe 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 BROWNWORDS RELATED TO PREEN
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