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Meanings of henpecked in English

Harassed by persistent nagging.

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Usage of henpecked in English
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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
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If ever there were a henpecked husband, that man is the prince.
Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas
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Was Nodelman the henpecked husband that his mother advertised him to be?
The Rise of David Levinsky
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Johns has been henpecked so long that his complaints sound hollow.
Reuters
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At last the henpecked man discovered my inattention and fell silent.
The Rise of David Levinsky
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Wives: one man is boss at home, the other is henpecked.
Writing for Vaudeville
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Her treatment of his proffered consolations made him feel slightly henpecked.
Mr. Britling Sees It Through
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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
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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!
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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...
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He was a spare, unintelligent, henpecked, elderly man, and she, a stout, forbidding-looking lady.
The Reason Why
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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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