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Definition of preen:

A forked instrument used in dressing cloth.
To clean as with a preen,- said of birds that dress and oil their feathers with their beak.

Synonyms:

garnish, patronize, compliment, congratulate, prune, cut back, coiffure, enclothe, do, dress, decorate, fit out, soak, raiment, dress up, garb, pride, get dressed, look your best, respect, apparel, coiffe, doll up, habilitate, chirp, pluck, chatter, surcharge, lop, tog, tart up, gazump, curry, clothe, cry, trim, crop, beat, brood, set, fleece, groom, alight, line up, plume, garment, tidy yourself up, smarten up, show off, felicitate, overcharge, coif, flap, rob, caw, hook, arrange, primp, be full of yourself, snip, dress out, cheep, clip, coo.

boast (part of speech: verb)
- cock-a-doodle-doo,
- Lord,
- blow,
- prance,
- saunter,
- parade,
- brag,
- gloat,
- swagger,
- bluff,
- crow,
- peacock,
- strut,
- boast,
- pontificate,
- vaunt,
- bluster,
- aggrandize,
- flaunt

Usage examples:

Softly, calmly, with the purest joy he sang, pausing at the end of every few bars to preen and call.

- "Roof and Meadow", Dallas Lore Sharp.
Ah, said Mrs Downes, but it's different there, Miss Preen.

- "Lady Maude's Mania", George Manville Fenn.
She darted across the room to preen before the full length mirror.

- "Behind the Green Door", Mildred A. Wirt.