"preen" in German to preen putzen glätten Detailed translations for "preen" to preen to preen putzen You know, all young ladies preen like peacocks, thinking that the loudest and the brightest will Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Wissen Sie, alle jungen Damen putzen sich heraus, wie ein eitler Pfau, im Glauben, dass die to preen(also: to sand down, to grind down, to smooth down, to polish) glätten{transitive verb}