peck at
Example Sentences
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Brian’s home sits on a dirt lot, where several chickens peck at the weeds next to a table under a large tarp that blocks the sun during hot summer months.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025
Baby birds, for example, will see the red area on the mother's beak and peck at it.
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2023
The ducks follow a daily routine: In the morning, they go to the vineyards to prevent crop damage, and in the evening they return to their paddocks to peck at pellets of nutritious bird food.
From Reuters • Jan. 16, 2023
Not content with the bird feed on offer, one of the rainbow lorikeets took a peck at the long-time German leader’s hand, prompting a theatrical scream from Merkel.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2021
As if on cue, the women peck at last morsels and then carry plates and bowls to the kitchen and dump them in the sink.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
