fluff one's feathers
fluff one's feathers verb: to show off.
Verb
fluff one's feathers (third-person singular simple present fluffs one's feathers, present participle fluffing one's feathers, simple past and past participle fluffed one's feathers)
- To show off.
- He knew, though, that the man wasn't thinking of violence. Instead, he was fluffing his feathers for Thessa and doing a little blustering dance.2014, Liz Tyner, A Captain and a Rogue, page 72
- Synonyms:
- cut a wide swath, strut one's stuff, preen, swagger, aura farm, boulevardier, cut it fat, cut round, exhibitionize, figure away
Synonyms of fluff one's feathers
- cut a wide swath
- strut one's stuff
- preen
- swagger
- aura farm
- boulevardier
- exhibitionize
- flex
- floss
- gallery
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Forms of fluff one's feathers
| third-person singular present | fluffs one's feathers |
|---|---|
| present participle | fluffing one's feathers |
| past participle | fluffed one's feathers |
| past | fluffed one's feathers |
Questions about fluff one's feathers
- What does fluff one's feathers mean?
- Fluff one's feathers means to show off.
- What part of speech is fluff one's feathers?
- Fluff one's feathers is a verb.
- What is the past tense of fluff one's feathers?
- The past tense of fluff one's feathers is fluffed one's feathers.
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