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pecking

/ˈpɛkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
peck-ing
IPA
/ˈpɛkɪŋ/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of peck

noun

The act by which something is pecked.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The ancient skill of shaping stone into tools, containers, or artworks.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The game of throwing pebbles at birds.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

peckings (plural)

Phrases

pecking order vent pecking

Rhymes With

checking wrecking trekking decking hecking flecking

Questions

How do you pronounce pecking?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛkɪŋ/.
What does pecking mean?
present participle and gerund of peck

How to pronounce pecking

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