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单词 henpeck
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henpeck

[ hen-pek ]
/ ˈhɛnˌpɛk /
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verb (used with object)

to browbeat, bully, or intimidate (one's husband, boyfriend, etc.).

OTHER WORDS FROM henpeck

henpecked, adjective

Words nearby henpeck

Henoch, Henoch-Schönlein purpura, hen of the woods, henotheism, hen party, henpeck, henpecked, Henri, henrietta, Henrietta Maria, hen run
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Example sentences from the Web for henpeck

  • Was it possible that she might not be going to henpeck him after all?

    The Way of All Flesh|Samuel Butler

British Dictionary definitions for henpeck

henpeck
/ (ˈhɛnˌpɛk) /

verb

(tr) (of a woman) to harass or torment (a man, esp her husband) by persistent nagging
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