peck
verb (used with object)
to strike or indent with the beak, as a bird does, or with some pointed instrument, especially with quick, repeated movements.
is pecking
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present progressiveof peck (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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On this morning, John O’Connell, a junior at Empire High School here, is pecking feverishly at his MacBook, touching up an essay on World War I for his American history class.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2010
I spit and clench my teeth to form a barrier, but now a fourth crow is pushing at my feet, and a fifth crow is pecking at my ribs.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
A gull is pecking at the dirt, scouting for leftover graham cracker crumbs.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
It has run ahead with a speed marvellous in so small a biped, and is pecking among the stones a hundred yards off.
From British Birds in their Haunts by Rev. C. A. Johns
"Ambition is pecking at him," the old man gleefully remarked to his daughter-in-law.
From The Torrent Entre Naranjos by Isaac Goldberg
