Crossword clues for henpecking
henpecking
The Collaborative International Dictionary
henpeck \hen"peck`\, hen-peck \hen"-peck`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Henpecked; p. pr. & vb. Henpecking.] To bother persistently with trivial complaints; to subject to petty authority; -- said of a woman who thus treats her male companion, especially of wives who thus dominate their husbands. Commonly used in the past participle (often adjectively); as, henpecked for years, he finally left her.
Wiktionary
n. An instance of henpecking or nagging. vb. (present participle of henpeck English)
Usage examples of "henpecking".
Even on the morning of their wedding, Nick’s friends had been troubled to hear her henpecking him, although it all seemed to slide off his back.
The idea of Doc being dragged out to bridge by a henpecking wife struck him as funny.
And so I put to him some other foolish jokes about soapsuds, henpecking, and flat-irons, which set the man into a fury, and succeeded in raising a quarrel between us.
She had replaced Tanya, who had been henpecking Lev before the Hadji set off.