English verb: hen-peck | |||
| 1. | hen-peck (communication) bother persistently with trivial complaints | ||
| Samples | She nags her husband all day long. | ||
| Synonyms | nag, peck | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off | ||