peck at

verb

pecked at; pecking at; pecks at
Synonyms of peck atnext
: to take small bites of (food)
Her son pecked at his food and said he wasn't hungry.

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Warwick shrugged and pecked at his laptop. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026 People are talking about the storm while the gulls gorge on bread and peck at chicken bones. — Deborah Levy, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 When things go wrong, that’s when all the rats start to come out and try to peck at you and all that other stuff. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2025 The bird might also be pecking at small insects that could be around the window frame. — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for peck at

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“Peck at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peck%20at. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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