Usually means: Nag persistently, dominate spouse verbally.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word henpeck:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. henpeck: Merriam-Webster
  2. henpeck: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. henpeck: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. henpeck: Collins English Dictionary
  5. henpeck: Wordnik
  6. henpeck: Wiktionary
  7. henpeck: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. henpeck: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. henpeck: TheFreeDictionary.com
  10. henpeck: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  11. Henpeck: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  12. henpeck: FreeDictionary.org
  13. Henpeck, henpeck: Dictionary.com
  14. Henpeck: Online Plain Text English Dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. henpeck: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See henpecked as well.)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (henpeck)

▸ verb:  (chiefly by a wife) To nag persistently.
▸ noun:  (rare) A man who is meekly subservient to his wife.

Similar:
submissive, dominated, hen-peck, hen peck, bust chops, naggle, harp, gnag, peenge, natter, more...

Opposite:
domineer, control, dominate, oppress, tyrannize

Types:
nag, pester, harass, badger, bully, hector, chivvy, goad, more...

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Similar:
submissive, dominated, hen-peck, hen peck, bust chops, naggle, harp, gnag, peenge, natter, more...

Opposite:
domineer, control, dominate, oppress, tyrannize

Types:
nag, pester, harass, badger, bully, hector, chivvy, goad, more...



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