peck at[verb]Synonyms: nag, carp (at), fuss, henpeck
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
peck at something phrasal verb (
see also peck)
to eat only a little bit of a meal because you are not interested in it or not hungry:
She pecked at her food in silence. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲