fluffing one's feathers
fluffing one's feathers is the present participle and gerund of fluff one's feathers.
Meaning of fluff one's feathers
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
Questions about fluffing one's feathers
- What is fluffing one's feathers the present participle and gerund of?
- Fluffing one's feathers is the present participle and gerund of fluff one's feathers.
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