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.
pecked
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past participleof peck.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof peck.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
peckverb (used with object)to strike or indent with the beak, as a bird does, or with some pointed instrument, especially with quick, repeated movements.
Example Sentences
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Arkansas pecked out a deal with Arkansas-based Tyson Foods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
But surely some American women can relate to feeling pecked or prodded, and pushed aside when they reach middle age.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
But it does need to survive being pecked by a bird or chewed by other small animals.
From NewsForKids.net ● Feb. 23, 2024
The silence in my home, after that, was unsettling: no scritch-scratching of claws on hardwood floors or chomping of kibble in the background as I pecked away at my keyboard writing articles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
“Rowdy,” I said, eying Gandy, “I think this is a good time to get even with that old goose for all the times he has pecked us, don’t you?”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
