peck (at)

verb

Definition of peck (at)next
as in to pick at
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders kept pecking at their prodigal daughter to get off the couch and to start looking for a job

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peck (at)
  1. dog
  2. needle
  3. beg
  4. urge
  5. nag
  6. bother
  7. hound
Verb
  • High prices and quality problems, notably in the ever-more-costly Jeep line, dogged the company's brands.
    Joel Mathis, theweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • However, refusing to give up on his dream of becoming an avid writer of fiction, the young author brings talent, dogged determination and a marketing savvy mindset to break through the industry’s perennial clique.
    Sonya Rehman, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of dog
Verb
  • The president-elect has also been needling Panama, Canada and Greenland over ownership of their territories.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The decision means audiences can expect Stewart to continue needling lawmakers as well as a future President Kamala Harris or Donald Trump with his stinging commentary and satire well into their first year in office.
    Liam Reilly, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of needle
Verb
  • As natural explorers and hunters, indoor cats often beg to go outside.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • As a Puck Soup listener pointed out this week, if Pegula only owned the football team, Buffalo fans would be begging him to buy the Sabres too.
    Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of beg
Verb
  • Bragg's office urged Merchan to reject Trump's motion to dismiss the case in light of the Republican's 2024 election victory.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Nobel Prize winners urge senators to oppose confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attend a campaign event sponsored by conservative group Turning Point USA, in Duluth, Georgia, U.S., October 23, 2024.
    Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of urge
Verb
  • By James Parker Editor’s Note: Is anything ailing, torturing, or nagging at you?
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Luigi Mangione, 26, appeared to reference his health problems and a bevy of symptoms that nagged at his day-to-day function spanning more than a decade.
    Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of nag
Verb
  • The city and state have also been ramping up efforts to engage troubled vagrants sleeping and sometimes bothering straphangers, connecting them with services and shelter and potentially involuntary treatment.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Kansas City Chiefs 27, Houston Texans 19 (Saturday): Patrick Mahomes didn't look bothered by his high ankle sprain, keeping the Chiefs in line for the AFC's top playoff seed.
    Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of bother
Verb
  • But Kathie, who was haunted by guilt for getting her sister and friend in a dangerous situation, hounded investigators for answers.
    Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • As the new authorities in town, they are hounded at every turn by civilians airing grievances ranging from the price of bread to conflicts over property to thieves taking advantage of the security vacuum.
    Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of hound
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