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Rarepecking
The correct spelling is pecking.
How to pronounce pecking
verb
IPA: /ˈpɛkɪŋ/
Say it like: Pek-ing
The correct spelling is pecking. To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird). For example: "The birds pecked at their food."
Usage Examples
“The birds pecked at their food.”
“to peck a hole in a tree”
“He has been pecking away at that project for some time now.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird).
- 2.To form by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument.
- 3.To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument, especially with repeated quick movements.
- 4.To seize and pick up with the beak, or as if with the beak; to bite; to eat; often with up.
- 5.To do something in small, intermittent pieces.
noun
- 1.The act by which something is pecked.
- 2.The ancient skill of shaping stone into tools, containers, or artworks.
- 3.The sport of throwing pebbles at birds.
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