preen

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verb

To be proud of (oneself), as for an accomplishment or achievement: congratulate, plume, pride. See respect/contempt/standing.

IN BRIEF: To make oneself neat and tidy. Also: To groom with a beak or bill.

I watched the heron preen its feathers as it stood in the pond.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - pudse
v. intr. - pynte sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
de veren gladstrijken, zich optooien, trots zijn, glimmen van trots

Français (French)
v. tr. - lisser (plumes d'oiseaux)
v. intr. - se lisser les plumes (oiseau)

Deutsch (German)
v. - putzen, sich putzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - στρώνω, τακτοποιώ (φτερά), (μτφ.) στολίζομαι, καμαρώνω
n. - κομπαστής, καυχησιάρης, διακοσμητική βελόνη ή περόνη, διακοσμητική καρφίτσα

Italiano (Italian)
pavoneggiarsi, agghindarsi, lisciarsi le penne

Português (Portuguese)
v. - vestir-se, enfeitar-se cuidadosamente
n. - broche (m)

Русский (Russian)
прихорашиваться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - arreglarse, atildarse
v. intr. - arreglarse, atildarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - putsa (om fågel), snygga till, kråma sig, yvas
n. - uppsnyggning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
用嘴整理, 赞扬, 打扮, 打扮漂亮, 自负

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 用嘴整理, 讚揚, 打扮
v. intr. - 打扮漂亮, 自負

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (새가 날개를) 부리로 다듬다
v. intr. - (아무가) 멋을 부리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - くちばしで整える, 得意になる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسوي ريشه بمنقاره, يهندم, يعتز (الاسم) دبوس, , بروش, مهندم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ניקה במקור, שיפר את הופעתו‬
v. intr. - ‮החליק נוצות במקור, התגאה בעצמו‬

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