as in loads
a considerable amount
now you're in a peck of trouble
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
1
2
as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
the bird continued to peck the suet cake intently
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of peck
Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Nolan witnessed the very start of the peck, then quickly pivoted and skulked away.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 1 Mar. 2025
Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Musk, normally a frenetic poster, had very little to say about politics last night, pecking out just a handful of terse messages to his 218.5 million followers.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for peck
Noun
The large bird, maybe feeling a little hangry, responds to the visitors' curiosity by leaning in and giving the former prime minister a feisty peck on the hand.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Nolan witnessed the very start of the peck, then quickly pivoted and skulked away.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
The viral trend of reacting to chicken jockey will probably keep pecking away given the film’s popularity.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Musk, normally a frenetic poster, had very little to say about politics last night, pecking out just a handful of terse messages to his 218.5 million followers.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for peck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peck
Verb
-
This likely relates to the fish’s sharp, nibbling teeth.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
-
The caterpillars even tailor the body parts, nibbling away at excess material to ensure a proper fit.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
Rapper Tory Lanez, who is serving jail time, was hospitalized after another inmate stabbed him.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
-
Life outside the courtroom, however, is a bit more complicated, with Nash-Betts weeping in a hospital gown and Kardashian stabbing herself with a needle in a bathroom stall.—
Emlyn Travis Published,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
-
There's not a ton of homework needed for this – most of the action is self-contained and most of the characters, B- and C-level MCU players, are explained on the fly.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
-
Since there is a ton of debate about which of The Pitt’s supporting players will get primacy in the Emmys race, this early step forward for LaNasa is worth remembering.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
3 May 2025
Verb
-
Musical fans will likely have a bone to pick with you, though.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
9 May 2025
-
There, the family hunkers down, their days occupied with the grueling task of picking cherries in the absence of their usual workers.—
Sophia Stewart,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
Verb
-
If one chapter of your mortal span—your wartime experience, or a love affair—has pierced you more sharply than any other, why shouldn’t that chapter go up front?—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
-
Taking the main melody, the nine-time Grammy winner’s piercing voice soars over lush harmonies provided by the other singers, with Eilish adding her own tasteful riffs throughout.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
5 May 2025
Noun
-
More than two dozen people were rescued Saturday during a record-breaking heat wave as temperatures climbed to the high 90s in parts of Southern California.—
Colleen Shalby,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
-
Flights remain suspended at over two dozen airports across northern and western regions of India.—
Riazat Butt,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
Verb
-
Amid a McLaren supremacy in 2025 that only Max Verstappen has been able to puncture by winning a race ahead of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, Russell has still been a regular interloper at the front of the grid, scoring three podiums in the opening five races.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
-
As happy endings go, The Wedding Banquet’s feels almost too good to be true, though the wailing babies helpfully puncture the fantasy a bit.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
The city will rope off the chunk of Wall Price Keller Road linking Wagon Court and Ray White Road between May 25 and August 12 for construction.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2025
-
The stones came from Volyn Gems, the country’s only gem mine, which is still managing to unearth and bring to market sizeable chunks of topaz, quartz and heliodor beryl, despite much of the mainly male workforce being called up to the army.—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Peck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peck. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share