| Trims feathers |  |  | 
          
            | Hogs the mirror, say | Wall Street Journal | 21 May 2025 | 
          
            | Hogs the mirror | Eugene Sheffer | 09 May 2025 | 
          
            | Fusses in front of a mirror | Universal | 24 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Primps | New York Times | 16 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Grooms, as with a bill |  |  | 
          
            | Cleans feathers | Mirror Classic | 27 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Congratulates oneself and writes about sapper (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Cleans with the bill (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Spruces up again in the coops (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Spends hours at the mirror | Wall Street Journal | 28 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Primps | LA Times Daily | 09 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Grooms the feathers |  |  | 
          
            | Hogs the mirror | Eugene Sheffer | 10 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Fancifies oneself | Wall Street Journal | 15 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Titivates (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Primps the feathers |  |  | 
          
            | Spends a long time in front of the mirror |  |  | 
          
            | Cleans feathers (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Cleans the feathers (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Fusses over one's looks | Wall Street Journal | 20 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Gussies up | Premier Sunday | 03 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Grooms about to go into enclosures (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Spends time at the mirror | Thomas Joseph | 13 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Fusses at a mirror | Universal | 18 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Uses a mirror | Thomas Joseph | 03 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Fusses near a mirror | Universal | 15 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Spends time at the mirror | Thomas Joseph | 09 May 2022 | 
          
            | Fusses with feathers | Wall Street Journal | 02 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Does some self-grooming, as a bird | The Washington Post | 01 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Does some self-grooming, as a bird | LA Times Daily | 01 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Is self-congratulatory | The Washington Post Sunday | 30 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Gets ready for a big night out, say | Wall Street Journal | 22 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Fusses at a mirror | Newsday | 24 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Dresses fussily | Newsday | 16 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Fusses by a mirror | Newsday | 21 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Gets ready for a date, maybe | New York Times | 13 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Vainly adorns oneself | Wall Street Journal | 28 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Fusses in front of a mirror | USA Today | 25 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Spruces up | Thomas Joseph | 31 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Hogs the mirror, say | USA Today | 08 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Gets presentable | USA Today | 03 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Spends time at the mirror | Thomas Joseph | 05 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Works on one's image, in a way | LA Times Daily | 25 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Works on one's image, in a way | The Washington Post | 25 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Grooms, bird-style | LA Times Daily | 08 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Grooms, bird-style | The Washington Post | 08 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Works on one's image, in a way |  |  | 
          
            | Grooms, bird-style |  |  | 
          
            | Spruces up | Jonesin | 04 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Beautifies oneself | Newsday | 22 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Overuses the mirror | Newsday | 15 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Hogs the mirror | Eugene Sheffer | 05 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Grooms | New York Times | 28 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | Works on one's plumage | LA Times Daily | 24 May 2017 | 
          
            | Works on one's plumage | The Washington Post | 24 May 2017 | 
          
            | Grooms |  |  | 
          
            | Works on one's plumage |  |  | 
          
            | Primps | New York Times | 11 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Hogs the mirror, say | LA Times Daily | 20 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Works on one's plumage | Wall Street Journal | 29 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Female swans taking on grooms |  |  | 
          
            | Gets ready for the prom, perhaps | The Washington Post | 16 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Primps |  |  | 
          
            | Hogs the mirror, say |  |  | 
          
            | Prettifies | Premier Sunday | 27 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Beautifies | Premier Sunday | 17 May 2015 | 
          
            | Does a peacock impression | Wall Street Journal | 02 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Prettifies |  |  | 
          
            | Beautifies |  |  | 
          
            | Does a peacock impression |  |  | 
          
            | Primps |  |  | 
          
            | Smooths one's feathers |  |  | 
          
            | Lingers at the mirror, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Fixes, as feathers |  |  | 
          
            | Fusses at a mirror |  |  | 
          
            | Makes oneself smart |  |  | 
          
            | Fusses over one's appearance |  |  | 
          
            | Fusses in front of a mirror, say |  |  | 
          
            | Smooths one's feathers |  |  | 
          
            | Fusses by a mirror |  |  | 
          
            | Runs a bill through |  |  | 
          
            | Betrays excessive pride |  |  | 
          
            | Fusses in front of a mirror |  |  | 
          
            | Grooms, as feathers |  |  | 
          
            | Smooths ruffled feathers |  |  | 
          
            | Grooms |  |  | 
          
            | Grooms |  |  | 
          
            | Gets ready for a date, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Gets oneself pretty |  |  | 
          
            | Prettifies oneself, as in a mirror |  |  | 
          
            | Dresses up fussily |  |  | 
          
            | Hogs the mirror |  |  | 
          
            | Dresses up |  |  | 
          
            | Gussies up |  |  | 
          
            | Dolls up |  |  | 
          
            | Gussies up |  |  | 
          
            | Gets decked out |  |  | 
          
            | Dresses up |  |  | 
          
            | Dresses to the nines |  |  | 
          
            | Lingers at the mirror, say |  |  | 
          
            | Unruffles feathers |  |  | 
          
            | Makes oneself appear smart |  |  | 
          
            | Grooms like a cat |  |  | 
          
            | Gussies up |  |  | 
          
            | Gussies up |  |  | 
          
            | Smooths ruffled feathers |  |  | 
          
            | Gussies up |  |  | 
          
            | Fixes feathers |  |  | 
          
            | Prepares for a portrait, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Acts like a peacock |  |  | 
          
            | Gussies up |  |  | 
          
            | Acts foppish |  |  | 
          
            | Grooms plumes |  |  | 
          
            | Dresses carefully |  |  | 
          
            | Fusses with feathers |  |  | 
          
            | Gussies up |  |  | 
          
            | Hogs the mirror |  |  | 
          
            | Grooms feathers |  |  | 
          
            | Primps |  |  | 
          
            | Gets gussied up |  |  | 
          
            | Smooths ruffled feathers |  |  | 
          
            | Smooths ruffled feathers |  |  | 
          
            | Congratulates oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Admires oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Makes oneself smart |  |  | 
          
            | Sleeks with a beak |  |  | 
          
            | Prettifies |  |  | 
          
            | Smooths one's feathers |  |  | 
          
            | Dresses up |  |  | 
          
            | Prepares for a prom, maybe |  |  | 
          
            | Fixes feathers |  |  | 
          
            | Admires oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Gets dressed to the nines |  |  | 
          
            | Spruces up |  |  | 
          
            | Smooths one's feathers |  |  | 
          
            | Exhibits self-satisfaction |  |  | 
          
            | Primps |  |  | 
          
            | Prettifies |  |  | 
          
            | Shows pride in one's appearance |  |  | 
          
            | Is foppish |  |  | 
          
            | Acts foppish |  |  | 
          
            | Grooms carefully |  |  | 
          
            | Doesn't rush in dressing |  |  | 
          
            | Dresses up |  |  | 
          
            | Emulates a peacock |  |  | 
          
            | Fusses with feathers? |  |  | 
          
            | Dolls up |  |  | 
          
            | Prepares for a date, maybe |  |  | 
          
            | Dresses with care. |  |  | 
          
            | Shows vanity in (oneself). |  |  | 
          
            | Primps. |  |  | 
          
            | Makes sleek. |  |  | 
          
            | Dresses (oneself) up. |  |  | 
          
            | Smooths. |  |  | 
          
            | Prinks. |  |  | 
          
            | Adorns (oneself). |  |  | 
          
            | Shows vanity in (one's self.) |  |  | 
          
            | Pretties up. |  |  | 
          
            | Spruces up. |  |  | 
          
            | Prides oneself. |  |  |