Synonyms of preening

preening

verb

present participle of preen

1

as in gloating

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gloating
• glorying
• exulting
• crowing
• swelling
• delighting
• bragging
• triumphing
• rejoicing
• jubilating
• strutting
• flaunting
• kvelling
• boasting
• exuberating
• joying
• parading
• swaggering
• showing off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weeping
• grieving
• regretting
• lamenting
• bewailing
• bemoaning

2

as in primping

Synonyms & Similar Words

• primping
• prinking
• smartening (up)
• dressing
• accessorizing
• dressing up
• dolling up
• robing
• costuming
• decking
• attiring
• clothing
• garbing
• arraying
• rigging (out)
• bedecking
• suiting
• apparelling
• togging (out or up)
• investing
• appareling
• bedizening
• caparisoning
• duding (up)
• garmenting