[{"word":"pluming","phonetic":"/ˈpluːmɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈpluːmɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes.","synonyms":["feather","fledge"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Chiefly of a bird: to arrange and preen the feathers of, specifically in preparation for flight; hence , to prepare for (something).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(by extension) To congratulate (oneself) proudly, especially concerning something unimportant or when taking credit for another person's effort; to self-congratulate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He plumes himself on his skill."},{"definition":"To strip (a bird) of feathers; to pluck.","synonyms":["unplume"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Of a dispersed substance such as dust or smoke: to fan out or spread in a cloud.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Smoke plumed from his pipe, then slowly settled towards the floor."}],"synonyms":["feather","fledge","unplume"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act by which something is plumed.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/plume","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pluming"]}]