verbπShareTo strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird)."The birds pecked at their food."animalbirdactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo form by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument."to peck a hole in a tree"animalactionbirdChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument, especially with repeated quick movements."The chicken pecked at the seeds on the ground. "animalbirdactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo seize and pick up with the beak, or as if with the beak; to bite; to eat; often with up."The small bird pecked at the crumbs on the floor. "animalbirdactionfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo do something in small, intermittent pieces."He has been pecking away at that project for some time now."actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo type by searching for each key individually."My grandmother pecked at the keyboard, slowly writing an email to her daughter. "technologycomputinginternetcommunicationwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo type in general."She pecked out a quick email to her boss before heading to lunch. "computingtechnologywritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo kiss briefly."The little boy pecked his mother goodbye before going to school. "actionhumanbodyfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo throw."The angry child pecked the toy across the room. "actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo lurch forward; especially, of a horse, to stumble after hitting the ground with the toe instead of the flat of the foot."The horse pecked badly as it rounded the corner, almost throwing its rider. "animalvehicleactionsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading