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peck at

peck at verb: to nag.

Verb

peck at (third-person singular simple present pecks at, present participle pecking at, simple past and past participle pecked at)

  1. (transitive) To nag
    • "Ghouls and harpies!" Brissenden snapped out with clicking teeth. "Yes, I know the spawn—complacently pecking at him for his Father Damien letter, analyzing him, weighing him—"1908 September – 1909 September, Jack London, chapter 32, in Martin Eden, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, published September 1909, →OCLC
  2. (transitive) To eat unenthusiastically and in small bites.
    Synonyms:
    pick at

peck at meaning in Tamil

peck at in Tamil

வாய்வை

Synonyms of peck at

Forms of peck at

third-person singular presentpecks at
present participlepecking at
past participlepecked at
pastpecked at

Questions about peck at

What does peck at mean?
Peck at means to nag.
What is peck at in Tamil?
Peck at in Tamil is வாய்வை. See Peck at meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is peck at?
Peck at is a verb.
What is the past tense of peck at?
The past tense of peck at is pecked at.

Words near peck at in the dictionary

  1. pecilocin
  2. Pecina
  3. Pecinas
  4. Pecineaga
  5. peck
  6. peck at
  7. Peck's bad boy
  8. peckable
  9. peckawood
  10. peckawoods
  11. pecke

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