verb🔗SharePickenTo strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird)."The birds pecked at their food."Die Vögel pickten an ihrem Futter.animalbirdactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePicken, hackenTo form by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument."to peck a hole in a tree"Ein Loch in einen Baum picken.animalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePicken, hackenTo strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument, especially with repeated quick movements."The chicken was pecking at the ground, searching for seeds. "Das Huhn pickte auf dem Boden nach Samen.animalbirdactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePicken, picken aufTo seize and pick up with the beak, or as if with the beak; to bite; to eat; often with up."The chickens were pecking up the scattered seeds in the yard. "Die Hühner pickten die verstreuten Samen im Hof auf.animalbirdactionfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHackend, pickendTo do something in small, intermittent pieces."He has been pecking away at that project for some time now."Er arbeitet schon seit einiger Zeit an diesem Projekt.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMit einem Finger tippen, eintippenTo type by searching for each key individually."He was pecking at the keyboard, slowly typing his report. "Er tippte mit einem Finger auf der Tastatur und schrieb langsam seinen Bericht.technologycomputingcommunicationwritingmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTippen, schreibenTo type in general."She was pecking away at her keyboard, trying to finish her essay before the deadline. "Sie tippte eifrig auf ihrer Tastatur, um ihren Aufsatz vor der Frist fertigzustellen.computingtechnologyinternetcommunicationwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareKüssen, flüchtig küssenTo kiss briefly."She gave her son a quick pecking kiss on the cheek before he left for school. "Sie gab ihrem Sohn einen schnellen Kuss auf die Wange, bevor er zur Schule ging.actionhumanfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareWerfen, schleudernTo throw."He was pecking stones at the lake, trying to make them skip. "Er warf Steine in den See und versuchte, sie übers Wasser springen zu lassen.actionsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTaumeln, strauchelnTo lurch forward; especially, of a horse, to stumble after hitting the ground with the toe instead of the flat of the foot."The tired horse was pecking at the ground as it walked slowly down the dusty road, nearly tripping with each step. "Das müde Pferd taumelte über den Boden, als es langsam die staubige Straße entlangging und bei jedem Schritt fast strauchelte.animalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePickens, PickenThe act by which something is pecked."the peckings of hungry chickens"Das Picken der hungrigen HühneranimalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDie alte Kunst, Stein zu Werkzeugen, Behältern oder Kunstwerken zu formenThe ancient skill of shaping stone into tools, containers, or artworks."Archaeologists study ancient sites to understand the pecking used to create the stone tools. "Archäologen untersuchen antike Stätten, um die alte Kunst zu verstehen, die zur Herstellung der Steinwerkzeuge verwendet wurde.archaeologyarthistorymaterialbuildingtraditionworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDas Steinewerfen auf VögelThe sport of throwing pebbles at birds."The old photograph showed boys engaged in pecking, a cruel activity now thankfully discouraged. "Das alte Foto zeigte Jungen beim Steinewerfen auf Vögel, eine grausame Aktivität, die jetzt glücklicherweise nicht mehr gefördert wird.sportanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading