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Meanings of pecking in inglés

To eat a small amount of food between meals.

      Usage of pecking in inglés
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      In that scenario, the pecking order would be decided by points difference.
      The Irish Times
      2
      She has inched further down the pecking order with every passing year.
      The Irish Times
      3
      Rugby and cricket are way down the sporting pecking order Down Under.
      The South African
      4
      He's definitely been replaced in their pace pecking order by Wes Agar.
      News.com.au
      5
      Now those high enough in the pecking order qualify for shackleberries too.
      The Guardian
      6
      Even Robbie Keane is deemed to be higher in the pecking order.
      The Irish Times
      7
      That was probably a reflection of some pecking order of their own.
      Torch of Freedom
      8
      Nobody likes to be displaced from their perch in the pecking order.
      The Irish Times
      9
      It is surprising how low Bentaleb has fallen in the pecking order.
      The Guardian
      10
      It tells everyone where they are as a pecking order is formed.
      Nocturnal
      11
      That pecking order will also determine the seeding for next year's tournament.
      The Irish Times
      12
      But I preferred pecking and prowling, and spotting the mugs making love.
      Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhym...
      13
      The movement was like a chicken pecking at imaginary grains of corn.
      Gunman's Reckoning
      14
      They often spoil deer saddles by pecking into them near the kidneys.
      Bird Neighbors / An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred a...
      15
      The only sound is from the hens' beaks pecking at the floor.
      A bridge to the stars
      16
      Above, Kokerlii landed on a branch and began pecking at a fruit.
      Arcanum Unbounded
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      Ireland
      Common
      United States of America
      Common
      United Kingdom
      Less common