peck at

peck at

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pek at]
- /pɛk æt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pek at]
- /pɛk æt/

Definitions of peck at words

transitivephrasal verb peck at bird: poke with beak 1
transitivephrasal verb peck at bird: eat with beak 1
transitivephrasal verb peck at person: nibble 1
noun peck at to make a pecking motion at 0
noun peck at to eat very little of; eat carefully or sparingly 0
noun peck at to criticize or find fault with constantly 0

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Parts of speech for Peck at

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Peck at

peck at popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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