Word: preening
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pree
ning
Definition: A grooming or posturing.
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: Having a specified quality, characteristic, or nature; of the kind of