pecking
present participle ofpeck
| 单词 | pecking |
| 释义 | pecking present participle ofpeck peck verb uk/pek/us/pek/[IorT] When abirdpecks, itbites,hits, orpicksup somethingsmallwithitsbeak: Thebirdslearnto peckholesin themilkbottletops. Geese were pecking around forfood. Chickens peckedattheseedswhichcoveredtheground. [T] to give someone aquickkiss,especiallyon thesideof theface: He pecked hisaunton thecheek. Animal (non-human) behaviour
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Biting, chewing & swallowing Showing affection Phrasal verbpeck atsomething Examplesofpeckingpecking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Would the organism generalize thepeckingbehavior in response to a purple key? From theCambridge English Corpus Thepeckingorder of free radicals and antioxidants: lipid peroxidation, a-tocopherol and ascorbate. From theCambridge English Corpus It also confirmed the newpeckingorder within the revolutionary alliance. From theCambridge English Corpus However, they continue to discriminate, as shown bypeckingat control beads of other colours. From theCambridge English Corpus For them there is apeckingorder in terms of materials from those that are decent and novel to those that are secondary and poor. From theCambridge English Corpus He claimed that it was the central factor that determined the internationalpeckingorder. From theCambridge English Corpus The other birds get the water, and ever since then the woodpecker has beenpeckingat things. From theCambridge English Corpus That is, apeckingorder exists that sets the agenda and ultimately determines the direction the guideline is going. From theCambridge English Corpus Pigeons'peckingis a behavioral lineage that transcends the lifetime of individual pigeons. From theCambridge English Corpus Pairings of the keylight with food resulted in the pigeons approaching andpeckingthe key light rather than going to the food hopper to eat. From theCambridge English Corpus We have used two approaches to identify the cellular sequelae ofpeckingthe bitter bead. From theCambridge English Corpus At an earlier time the pigeon begins a pattern of behavior, such as rapidlypeckinga fixed number of times on a lit button. From theCambridge English Corpus The pens were checked daily and wheat grain was scattered on the ground inside the pen to encouragepeckingand scratching in the soil. From theCambridge English Corpus Probably made in this household, the metate required only minimal shaping bypeckingfrom its shape collected from the river nearby. From theCambridge English Corpus Virtually all of the research cited above has used pigeons as subjects,peckingat a lighted key as the response, and food as the reinforcer. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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