peck at

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peck at

verb pecks at · pecking at · pecked at

transitive To nag "Ghouls and harpies!" Brissenden snapped out with clicking teeth. "Yes, I know the spawn—complacently pecking at him for his Father Damien letter, analyzing him, weighing him—"
transitive To eat unenthusiastically and in small bites.
Similar: pick at

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@misc{peck_at_2026,
  title = {peck at},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peck%20at},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}