to henpeck

English - Turkish

Definition of to henpeck in English Turkish dictionary

dır dır etmek

vır vır etmek

başının etini yemek

henpecked kılıbık

karısından korkan

English - English

Definition of to henpeck in English English dictionary

To nag persistently

Oh! ye lords of ladies intellectual, / Inform us truly, have they not hen-peck'd you all?.

to worry or harass by ill temper and petty annoyances

Commonly used in the past participle (often adjectively)

{f} (about a wife) intimidate or bully one's husband

To subject to petty authority; said of a wife who thus treats her husband

Hyphenation

to hen·peck

Turkish pronunciation

tı henpek

Pronunciation

/tə ˈhenˌpek/ /tə ˈhɛnˌpɛk/