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preenings

preenings is the plural of preening.

Meaning of preening

Noun

preening (plural preenings)

  1. A grooming or posturing.
    • Katia Carranza, Jennifer Carlynn Kronenberg and Callie Manning are asked to do standard Hispanic preenings: hands on hips, placing weight on one leg while displaying the other thigh.2008 April 1, Alastair Macaulay, “Miami Spice: Saucy Club Crawlers Flirt, Sulk and Spar to a Crossover Beat”, in New York Times

Questions about preenings

What is preenings the plural of?
Preenings is the plural of preening.

Words near preenings in the dictionary

  1. preengages
  2. preengaging
  3. preengineer
  4. preening
  5. preeningly
  6. preenings
  7. preenrichment
  8. preenrollment
  9. preenrolment
  10. preens
  11. preentocristid

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