English edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛkɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛkɪŋ

Verb edit

pecking

  1. present participle and gerund of peck

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Noun edit

pecking (countable and uncountable, plural peckings)

  1. The act by which something is pecked.
    the peckings of hungry chickens
  2. The ancient skill of shaping stone into tools, containers, or artworks.
  3. (obsolete) The game of throwing pebbles at birds.

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