hen-peck Antonyms

Meaning of hen-peck

Wordnet

hen-peck (v)

bother persistently with trivial complaints

hen-peck Sentence Examples

  1. The overbearing husband was constantly hen-pecking his timid wife.
  2. She had developed a habit of hen-pecking her husband, belittling him in public.
  3. The hen-pecked husband had lost all confidence under his wife's relentless nagging.
  4. He had become a hen-peck, unable to make a decision without his wife's approval.
  5. The boss's hen-pecking reduced the employee to a state of anxiety and self-doubt.
  6. The gossiping neighbor was notorious for hen-pecking anyone who crossed her path.
  7. The hen-pecking parent had stifled their child's creativity and independence.
  8. He endured the constant hen-pecking from his colleagues, but it was slowly eroding his morale.
  9. She found herself hen-pecking her friend after a particularly stressful day.
  10. The teacher's hen-pecking comments left the students feeling demoralized and inadequate.

FAQs About the word hen-peck

bother persistently with trivial complaints

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The overbearing husband was constantly hen-pecking his timid wife.

She had developed a habit of hen-pecking her husband, belittling him in public.

The hen-pecked husband had lost all confidence under his wife's relentless nagging.

He had become a hen-peck, unable to make a decision without his wife's approval.