henpeck
📖 Definitions
verb tr.
To criticize, nag, pester, etc. in a persistent manner.
💬 Usage Examples
“The idea was to use law enforcement officers to henpeck some of the local troublemakers so they’d move along and know they’re being watched,’ David Gray said.” Christina Jedra; Smith to Ask for Cameras on ‘Hot Spots’; Maryland Gazette (Glen Burnie); Oct 31, 2015. “‘You don’t have anyone to henpeck at home, so you’re taking it out on me.’ ‘How do you know I don’t have anyone to henpeck?’ Marybeth asked him flippantly. ‘I only said I wasn’t married.
Now, are you going to behave or not?’” Pamela Toth; A Warming Trend; Silhouette Books; 1992.