Verb: henpeck 'hen,pek
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- Bother persistently with trivial complaints
"She henpecks her husband all day long";
- nag, peck, hen-peck [informal]
Derived forms: henpecks, henpecked, henpecking, hen-pecks, hen-pecking, hen-pecked
Type of: complain, kick [informal], kvetch [N. Amer, informal], moan, plain [archaic], sound off
Encyclopedia: Henpeck, Ohio