preen
/priːn/សំអាតរោម
- verb សំអាតរោម, រៀបចំស្លាបto clean and arrange feathers with the beak (of a bird)ចឹកសំអាតនិងរៀបចំរោមស្លាបដោយចំពុះ (ចំពោះសត្វស្លាប)The duck stopped swimming to preen its feathers.
សត្វទានោះឈប់ហែលទឹកដើម្បីសំអាតរោមស្លាបរបស់វា។ - verb តុបតែងខ្លួន, សំអិតសំអាងto spend time making oneself look neat and attractiveចំណាយពេលតុបតែងខ្លួនឱ្យស្អាតបាតនិងទាក់ទាញShe spent hours preening in front of the mirror.
នាងបានចំណាយពេលរាប់ម៉ោងសំអិតសំអាងខ្លួននៅមុខកញ្ចក់។
Synonyms: groom, primp, tidy, plume
Forms: preens, preening, preened
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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.