"pecking" in the verb sense
1. peck, pick, beak
hit lightly with a picking motion
2. peck, pick up
eat by pecking at, like a bird
3. smack, peck
kiss lightly
4. pick at, peck at, peck
eat like a bird
"The anorexic girl just picks at her food"
5. nag, peck, hen-peck
bother persistently with trivial complaints
"She nags her husband all day long"
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