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preen

/priːn/

សំអាតរោម

  1. verb សំអាតរោម, រៀបចំស្លាប
    to clean and arrange feathers with the beak (of a bird)
    ចឹកសំអាតនិងរៀបចំរោមស្លាបដោយចំពុះ (ចំពោះសត្វស្លាប)
    The duck stopped swimming to preen its feathers.
    សត្វទានោះឈប់ហែលទឹកដើម្បីសំអាតរោមស្លាបរបស់វា។
  2. verb តុបតែងខ្លួន, សំអិតសំអាង
    to spend time making oneself look neat and attractive
    ចំណាយពេលតុបតែងខ្លួនឱ្យស្អាតបាតនិងទាក់ទាញ
    She spent hours preening in front of the mirror.
    នាងបានចំណាយពេលរាប់ម៉ោងសំអិតសំអាងខ្លួននៅមុខកញ្ចក់។

Synonyms: groom, primp, tidy, plume

Forms: preens, preening, preened

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More words

parapsychology parolee patellar patentable pentameter pentobarbital pincushion plaice polythene pone poorhouse portcullis presupposition primogeniture princeps privation prompter pseudonymous quirkiness reaffirmation recalculate redoubtable reformulation relict

Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.