Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pecking at

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
peck-ing at
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of peck at

Questions

What does pecking at mean?
present participle and gerund of peck at

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