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Meanings of henpecked in anglès

Harassed by persistent nagging.

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        Examples for "dominated"
        Examples for "dominated"
        1
        The migrant crisis has dominated in Europe for much of this year.
        BBC
        2
        Nevertheless, the UK remains a highly profitable market, increasingly dominated by S&N.
        The Guardian
        3
        The migrant crisis in Europe has dominated headlines for much of 2015.
        BBC
        4
        Such firms often struggle to access credit in China's state-dominated financial system.
        Reuters
        5
        Issuance remains dominated by the transport sector, particularly rail, followed by energy.
        The Guardian
        Usage of henpecked in anglès
        1
        He is one of the many men who absolutely need being henpecked.
        Jezebel's Daughter
        2
        The plain truth was that poor Isaac was at times badly henpecked.
        Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigands of Greece
        3
        If ever there were a henpecked husband, that man is the prince.
        Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas
        4
        Was Nodelman the henpecked husband that his mother advertised him to be?
        The Rise of David Levinsky
        5
        Johns has been henpecked so long that his complaints sound hollow.
        Reuters
        6
        At last the henpecked man discovered my inattention and fell silent.
        The Rise of David Levinsky
        7
        Wives: one man is boss at home, the other is henpecked.
        Writing for Vaudeville
        8
        Her treatment of his proffered consolations made him feel slightly henpecked.
        Mr. Britling Sees It Through
        9
        A cowardly, henpecked bureaucrat, afraid to face the long walk home?
        The Golem and the Jinni
        10
        I vow nothing would induce her to believe that Harry was not henpecked-nothing
        The Virginians
        11
        There is something scampish and ruffianly in not being henpecked.
        "My Novel" — Volume 12
        12
        I'm sure there has never been a shortage of mama's boys and henpecked husbands.
        No More Mr. Nice Guy!
        13
        Staffers are being hired for the show, which focuses on the Griffins' henpecked neighbor.
        Reuters
        14
        Allow us to introduce Nicholas Van Wempel, of Flatbush: fat, phlegmatic, rich, and henpecked.
        Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 02 : the Isle of Manh...
        15
        He was a spare, unintelligent, henpecked, elderly man, and she, a stout, forbidding-looking lady.
        The Reason Why
        16
        Here was a transformation from the paternal position into that of a henpecked husband!
        The Discovery of the Source of the Nile
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