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hunting and pecking

hunting and pecking is the present participle and gerund of hunt and peck.

Meaning of hunt and peck

Verb

hunt and peck (third-person singular simple present hunts and pecks, present participle hunting and pecking, simple past and past participle hunted and pecked)

  1. (transitive) to typewrite in an awkward, unskilled way, with two or even a single finger.

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Questions about hunting and pecking

What is hunting and pecking the present participle and gerund of?
Hunting and pecking is the present participle and gerund of hunt and peck.

Words near hunting and pecking in the dictionary

  1. Huntford
  2. Huntfords
  3. hunties
  4. Huntigowk
  5. hunting
  6. hunting and pecking
  7. hunting boomerang
  8. hunting boomerangs
  9. hunting box
  10. hunting boxes
  11. hunting cap

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