hunt and peck
hunt and peck · hunts and pecks · hunted and pecked · hunting and pecking
To typewrite in an awkward, unskilled way, with two or even a single fingerTo typewrite in an awkward, unskilled way, with two or even a single finger.
» Tom is a hunt-and-peck typist.
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1 sensesTo typewrite in an awkward, unskilled way, with two or even a single finger.
Examples
1 sentencesTom is a hunt-and-peck typist.
Origin
hunt + and + peckhunt + and + peck
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
hunts and pecks, hunting and pecking, hunted and pecked, hunted and pecked| Base form | hunt and peck · to hunt and peck |
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| 3rd person singular | hunts and pecks |
| Present participle | hunting and pecking |
| Past simple | hunted and pecked |
| Past participle | hunted and pecked |
irregular
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.