Word: preenings
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pree
nings
Definition: Plural of preening; pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
Morphemes:
Affix: preen
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To groom; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: proignier
Language: fro
Decoded: proignier
Meaning: to trim the feathers with the beak
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming derivative nouns (originally masculine), with the sense ‘son of, belonging to’, as in placenames, patronymics or diminutives; -ite.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.