peck
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/pɛk/
/pɛk/
General
- 1 gagalamak
Definition (English)
(Of a bird) to hit or bite something with its beak.
Example Sentences
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The chickens pecked at the spilled grain.Tavuklar dökülen tahılı gagaladı.
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A woodpecker pecked a hole in the tree.Bir ağaçkakan gagalayarak ağaçta bir delik açtı.
Informal
- 1 öpücük kondurmak, (yanaktan) hafifçe öpmek
Definition (English)
To kiss someone quickly and lightly.
Example Sentences
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She pecked him on the cheek to say goodbye.Vedalaşırken yanağına bir öpücük kondurdu.
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He pecked his mother on the cheek and ran out.Annesini yanağından hafifçe öpüp dışarı koştu.
Verb Forms Regular
Base
peck
/pɛk/
Past
pecked
/pɛkt/
Participle
pecked
/pɛkt/
Spelling rule
Add ‑edpeck → pecked
Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.
Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped
Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked
/d/played
/ɪd/wanted
Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /k/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. pecked /pɛkt/
Synonyms
niptap
Collocations
peck atpeck on the cheekpeck the ground