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.
will peck
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future tenseof peck.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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“You ought to have sent word, or told me this morning, and you ought to have remembered how busy I was,” continued Meg petulantly, for even turtledoves will peck when ruffled.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
A hen will peck at the hand that robs her nest.
From The Voice of the Pack by Edison Marshall
After a while, when the right time comes, the birdie will peck a tiny hole in the shell.
From Confidences Talks With a Young Girl Concerning Herself by Edith B. (Edith Belle) Lowry
"You ought to have sent word, or told me this morning, and you ought to have remembered how busy I was," continued Meg petulantly; for even turtle-doves will peck when ruffled.
From Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott
Blackbirds will peck open the hips directly the frost comes; the hips go long before the haws.
From Nature Near London by Richard Jefferies
