hen pecks
Frequency: 6.21.4 per million words
to strike or bite something with its beak
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Examples (10)
- The hen pecks at the corn kernels scattered on the ground.
- A young hen pecks curiously at a shiny button.
- The farmer watched his hens pecking for worms in the soil.
- Suddenly, the angry hen pecked at my shoe.
- She observed a small hen pecking gently at its chick.
- The hens pecked hopefully at the dusty floor.
- Don't get too close, the hen might peck you.
- I saw the largest hen pecking dominance over the smaller ones.
- The hungry hen pecks vigorously at the leftover bread.
- If a hen pecks another, it's often a sign of hierarchy.