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hunt and peck

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
hunt and peck
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The hunt-and-peck typing technique.

Uncountable

verb

to typewrite in an awkward, unskilled way, with two or even a single finger.

Transitive verb

Etymology

hunt + and + peck

Usage

Inflected Forms

hunts and pecks (present, singular) hunting and pecking (participle, present) hunted and pecked (participle, past) hunted and pecked (past)

Synonyms

two-fingered typing

Antonyms

touch-type

Questions

What does hunt and peck mean?
The hunt-and-peck typing technique.
Where does hunt and peck come from?
hunt + and + peck

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