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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
preen .
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Examples
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I was worried because the Democrats are horribly inept and factional - they have a proven inability to get things done; from the outset, rather than focusing on governing effectively and with dignity, they strutted and preened like unattractive peacocks.
Integrity 2010
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I was worried because the Democrats are horribly inept and factional - they have a proven inability to get things done; from the outset, rather than focusing on governing effectively and with dignity, they strutted and preened like unattractive peacocks.
Geopolitics 2010
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He strutted and preened and made the girls laugh while I drank beer at the bar and watched the swirling dancers, careful not to talk to or touch any of the girls.
Reynolds and Me Barry Basden 2012
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I was worried because the Democrats are horribly inept and factional - they have a proven inability to get things done; from the outset, rather than focusing on governing effectively and with dignity, they strutted and preened like unattractive peacocks.
Politics 2010
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Smoothed a hand over her apron as if she preened in her best silk gown.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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They are plucked, preened and pouting – and wouldn't raise a carefully groomed eyebrow at the notion of spending their pay cheque on a Comme des Garçons blazer.
Why grooming is the fashionable way to make a real man of you 2011
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Smoothed a hand over her apron as if she preened in her best silk gown.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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It merely would have ensured that the real deal-making took place somewhere else off camera, while everyone on camera feigned politeness and common cause and preened for the audience.
Matthew Yglesias » Franken Hits Obama Over CSPAN Promise 2010
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Freshly preened, perhaps, but not very intelligent.
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The moon over Miami was crescent, a warm breeze ruffled multi-lighted coconut palm fronds, dogs with hats yapped under the tables and around splashing fountains, long-legged Latinas and buff fellas, tourists and druggies and varied genders preened in an endless paseo.
Lea Lane: South Beach: Then and Now Lea Lane 2011
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