Henpeck
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɛnpɛk/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Henpeck is a verb meaning (Of a hen) to peck or peck at another bird.
Meaning
(Of a hen) to peck or peck at another bird.
More Meanings
- (chiefly by a wife) To nag persistently.
- (rare) A man who is meekly subservient to his wife.
Example Sentences
Laura didn't have to hen-peck the man; he was a self-made wimp.
But—Oh! ye lords of ladies intellectual, Inform us truly, have they not hen-peck'd you all?
One can't swear that Dewan Bahadur Yama Dharma Rao was a henpeck ; nor could be said that the practical Lady was a cockpeck.
Well, one never hears a woman boast that she henpecks her husband, even though there are many, for the reason that she realizes it is wrong.
Word Forms
- henpecks
- henpecking
- henpecked
- hen-peck
- hen peck
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include submissive, dominated, hen-peck, naggle, harp, gnag.
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