Hyphenation of preen

Are you trying to hyphenate preen? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.

preen

Definitions of preen:

1.	Clean with one's bill The birds preened
2.	Pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
3.	Dress or groom with elaborate care She likes to dress when going to the opera

Synonyms of preen:

verb	plume, arrange, set up, clean, make clean
verb	congratulate, gloat, triumph, crow
verb	primp, plume, dress, dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out, overdress

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.