verb🔗SharePicarTo strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird)."The birds pecked at their food."Los pájaros picoteaban su comida.animalbirdactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePicarTo form by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument."to peck a hole in a tree"Picar un agujero en un árbol.animalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePicar, picotearTo 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. "La gallina picoteaba el suelo, buscando semillas.animalbirdactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePicarTo 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. "Las gallinas picoteaban las semillas esparcidas en el jardín.animalbirdactionfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePicarTo do something in small, intermittent pieces."He has been pecking away at that project for some time now."Ha estado picando en ese proyecto desde hace algún tiempo.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscribir buscando cada tecla individualmenteTo type by searching for each key individually."He was pecking at the keyboard, slowly typing his report. "Estaba escribiendo en el teclado, buscando cada tecla individualmente, escribiendo lentamente su informe.technologycomputingcommunicationwritingmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscribir, teclearTo type in general."She was pecking away at her keyboard, trying to finish her essay before the deadline. "Ella estaba tecleando en su teclado, tratando de terminar su ensayo antes de la fecha límite.computingtechnologyinternetcommunicationwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBesar brevementeTo kiss briefly."She gave her son a quick pecking kiss on the cheek before he left for school. "Le dio a su hijo un beso rápido en la mejilla antes de que se fuera a la escuela.actionhumanfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLanzar, arrojarTo throw."He was pecking stones at the lake, trying to make them skip. "Estaba lanzando piedras al lago, tratando de hacerlas rebotar.actionsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTropezar, tambalearseTo 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. "El caballo cansado tropezaba en el suelo mientras caminaba lentamente por el camino polvoriento, casi tambaleándose a cada paso.animalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePicoteoThe act by which something is pecked."the peckings of hungry chickens"Los picoteos de los pollos hambrientosanimalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa antigua habilidad de dar forma a la piedra para crear herramientas, recipientes u obras de arteThe ancient skill of shaping stone into tools, containers, or artworks."Archaeologists study ancient sites to understand the pecking used to create the stone tools. "Los arqueólogos estudian sitios antiguos para comprender la antigua habilidad utilizada para crear las herramientas de piedra.archaeologyarthistorymaterialbuildingtraditionworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl deporte de lanzar guijarros a los pájarosThe sport of throwing pebbles at birds."The old photograph showed boys engaged in pecking, a cruel activity now thankfully discouraged. "La vieja fotografía mostraba a unos chicos practicando el deporte de lanzar guijarros a los pájaros, una actividad cruel que afortunadamente ahora se desaconseja.sportanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading