2syllables
pluming
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Definitions ofpluming
1verb
- To adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes.
- Chiefly of a bird: to arrange and preen the feathers of, specifically in preparation for flight; hence , to prepare for (something).
- (by extension) To congratulate (oneself) proudly, especially concerning something unimportant or when taking credit for another person's effort; to self-congratulate.
Example: "He plumes himself on his skill."
- To strip (a bird) of feathers; to pluck.
Synonyms: unplume
- Of a dispersed substance such as dust or smoke: to fan out or spread in a cloud.
Example: "Smoke plumed from his pipe, then slowly settled towards the floor."
1noun
- The act by which something is plumed.
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