Meaning of hen-peck | Babel Free

Definitions

Forma verbal. Verb. [B2]

Examples

“But—Oh! ye lords of ladies intellectual, Inform us truly, have they not hen-peck'd you all?”

“I don't want to hen-peck you ! Hen-pecking is shocking bad taste. But I won't be a slighted, neglected wife; I have a spirit of my own, and I won't meekly submit to be ignored.”

“We have friends who thought it was cute when their daughter "hen-pecked" her husband. But, when their son married a spicy little gal who tried to hen-peck their son, they were very angry.”

“Laura didn't have to hen-peck the man; he was a self-made wimp.”

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