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hen-peck

/ˈhenˌpek/

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verb

/ˈhenˌpek/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для описания ситуации, когда человек, обычно жена, постоянно пилит или доминирует над своим мужем.

A verb used to describe a situation where a person, typically a wife, constantly nags or dominates her husband.

  1. To nag or pesterB2informal

    To constantly bother someone, especially a husband, with trivial complaints or demands.

    ruПилить

    • She tends to hen-peck her husband about his messy habits.
    • He felt hen-pecked by his partner's constant criticism.
    • Stop hen-pecking me about the dishes; I'll do them later.

    Synonymsbadgerharassharryhasslenagpesterplaguetorment

    Antonymscomfortencouragepraisesoothesupport

Forms
  • hen-pecked past participle
  • hen-pecked past simple
  • hen-pecking present participle
  • hen-pecks third person singular