How many syllables in preened?

There are 2 syllables in the word preened.

How to pronounce preened:

preened (verb):: to smarten (oneself) carefully; to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland

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