pecked

verb

Definition of peckednext
past tense of peck
1
as in nibbled
to eat reluctantly and in small bites found out that fashion models never really eat—they just peck at small meals in expensive restaurants

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2
as in stabbed
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object the bird continued to peck the suet cake intently

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pecked
  1. nibbled
  2. stabbed
  3. pierced
Verb
  • Then hold on a minute, not only is the bulk of the principle and the bulk of the capital lent by Americans to be spent on Americans, but the principle is also likely to be being nibbled away by inflation.
    Clem Chambers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Cocoa collagen cubes might be nibbled on.
    Jennifer Weil, WWD, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of nibbled
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  • One individual then took out a knife and stabbed him in the chest and an 18-year-old in the arm.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Police are still searching for three suspects after a 17-year-old migrant was fatally stabbed in New York City last week.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of stabbed
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  • But then the high-pitched whooshing of CAS pierced the air, and the arriving bird pelted the ground below with missile after missile, plus thousands of rail gun rounds, until the threat had been thoroughly neutralized.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The artwork shows a stainless-steel bull pierced with red arrows.
    Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of pierced
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