peck at

US /pek æt/
UK /pek æt/
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pikken aan, scharrelen aan

to eat only small amounts of food because you are not hungry or do not like the food

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She was so upset that she could only peck at her dinner.
Ze was zo overstuur dat ze alleen maar aan haar avondeten kon pikken.
The child would only peck at his vegetables, refusing to eat properly.
Het kind wilde alleen maar aan zijn groenten pikken en weigerde goed te eten.