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.
pecks
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present tense formof peck (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Back in Beadnell, on the kind of grey blustery day when the rain pecks at your face, the Craster Arms has a steady stream of windbent visitors.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
While some of the pecks are small, he said, “in the most extreme cases, the largest wounds can cover a big portion of the calves’ back and can be one meter long or even bigger.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
Every time the feisty bird's beak makes contact with the hard surface — at up to 20 pecks per second — the impact vibrates throughout its head and neck.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2022
Fremaux typically meets all filmmakers and casts on the top of the Palais steps with the standard European greeting of pecks on each cheek.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 3, 2021
It splashes in the water and then pecks around the opposite bank, strutting like a man.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
