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Meanings of peck at in English

Catalan
picar

To eat by small pieces like a bird.

picar
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Examples for "peck"
Examples for "peck"
1
We put in a peck at a time, in a dozen places.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
2
They peck when I even think about moving but that's not real.
An ordinary decent criminal
3
A bird-like peck at the inkwell, and the pen began to scratch-scratch-scratch.
The Voice in the Fog
4
Down came the pipe, and with it a peck of greasy soot.
The Man on the Box
5
With that and the flash-light we could get a peck of them.
The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol / Or, The Story of ...
1
He nodded lamely, returning to pick at the food they'd given him.
The Naked God
2
Charlie brought his plate in and continued to pick at his food.
The Fame Game
3
Her color was back and she started to pick at her food.
Three stations: an arkady renko novel
4
This is not the time and place to pick at that wound.
A Dance with Dragons
5
The emaciated fingers began to pick at the coverlet, a fatal sign.
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today
Usage of peck at in English
1
We put in a peck at a time, in a dozen places.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
2
A bird-like peck at the inkwell, and the pen began to scratch-scratch-scratch.
The Voice in the Fog
3
The metal roof pinged as the birds began to peck at it.
The Alchemyst
4
Bursch that very young chickens peck at insects which they afterwards avoid.
Darwinism (1889) / An exposition of the theory of natural select...
5
The hens cluck contentedly and peck at the ground in their enclosure.
The Irish Times
6
She wouldn't be above taking a peck at it as she passed.
King Coal : a Novel
7
Then he made a little stabbing peck at it with his fingers.
The talisman
8
Inside his white-brick barn, several thousand chickens peck at grain in the dark.
Reuters
9
The priest admired his courage, and allowed him to peck at his knees.
The Lake
10
It's hard to imagine Wayne Rooney stooping to peck at such remunerative crumbs.
The Guardian
11
Like the birds, he takes but a peck at a time.
The Days of Mohammed
12
He has even been known to fearlessly peck at flies on window panes.
Bird Neighbors / An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred a...
13
They peck at his feet, flapping their wings and clucking furiously.
The Irish Times
14
One even ventured to peck at his boot, but he ran away quickly.
The Story of an African Farm
15
I saw one old canvasback drake, however, peck at another duck.
Out of Doors—California and Oregon
16
You're all a pack of buzzards, waiting for some heart to peck at.
Half a Rogue
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