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
She said the unwelcome visitors would perch on her chimney and peck at the bricks, pulling them down.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2021
“Or leftover macaroni,” Dad grumbled, and I heard his fork peck at his plate like the turkeys pecking at feed in their tin bowls.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
