羽は繕づくろい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

preening

Refers to a bird grooming its feathers with its beak. Can also be used metaphorically for a person tidying their appearance.

• スズメが羽は繕づくろいをしている。

  The sparrow is preening its feathers.

• 彼かの女じょは鏡かがみの前まえでしきりに羽は繕づくろいをしていた。

  She was constantly preening in front of the mirror.