henpeck

[ hen-pek ]
/ ˈhɛnˌpɛk /

verb (used with object)

to browbeat, bully, or intimidate (one's husband, boyfriend, etc.).

OTHER WORDS FROM henpeck

hen·pecked, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for henpeck

  • Was it possible that she might not be going to henpeck him after all?

    The Way of All Flesh |Samuel Butler

British Dictionary definitions for henpeck

henpeck
/ (ˈhɛnˌpɛk) /

verb

(tr) (of a woman) to harass or torment (a man, esp her husband) by persistent nagging