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Peckish is an English word with synonyms like hungry or techy. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Peckish in a sentence

Peckish meaning

  1. mildly hungry
  2. irritable; crotchety

Synonyms of Peckish

hungry techy tetchy testy scratchy petulant pettish peevish nettlesome irritable fractious cranky ill-natured

Related words

Other words often associated with Peckish or its synonyms:

waspish sensitive abrasive refractory famished wishful bristly irascible irritating vexing thirsty bilious

Using Peckish

  • The main meaning on this page is: mildly hungry | irritable; crotchety
  • Useful related words include: hungry, techy, tetchy, testy.
  • In the example corpus, peckish often appears in combinations such as: feeling peckish, bit peckish.

Context around Peckish

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 15.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

feeling 5× bit 2× get 1× extra 1× say 1× slightly 1×

Often after:

having 1× book 1× try 1× add 1× gonna 1×

Sentence patterns with Peckish

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a bit peckish gonna pop 1× a bit peckish having come 1× are very peckish try the 1× permanently slightly peckish 1× re extra peckish 1× re feeling peckish 1× re feeling peckish just thinking 1× re still peckish book a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

by now our 1× harry s hut 1× i had entered 1× in other words 1× plate up with 1× we re feeling 1×

Common sentence endings:

burgers and steaks 1× for two actually 1× good pro tip 1× on the day 1× on the table 1× permanently slightly peckish 1×

Words around Peckish

Just before it in the word index:

peckinpah 48 pecking 128 peckham 48 peckforton 2 peckford 3 peckerwoods 2

Just after it in the word index:

peckman 3 pecknold 6 pecks 4 pecksniffian 2 peco 6 peconic 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aav 21 abdicating 21 abductor 21 abet 21 abh 21 abhorred 21

Corpus analysis for Peckish

  • In this selection, "peckish" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 15.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, feeling, bit, get, having, book and try stand out and add context to how "peckish" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a bit peckish gonna pop and a bit peckish having come. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "peckish" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with peckish

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Or three if you're feeling peckish. (7 words)

We're feeling peckish just thinking about it. (8 words)

I'm a bit peckish, gonna pop some corn. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

If you're still feeling peckish, add a little something to the meal to feel full, so experimenting with smaller portions is a good pro tip. (26 words)

I had entered Purple Peacock a bit peckish having come from a day at work, but only found a drinks menu on the table. (24 words)

If all the fruits and veggies leave you feeling peckish, their homegrown produce will be available to purchase on the day. (21 words)

Example sentences (13)

And if you get peckish, it serves a selection of dishes from sandwiches to burgers and steaks.

Harry's Hut will also see cakes available for those feeling peckish.

I had entered Purple Peacock a bit peckish having come from a day at work, but only found a drinks menu on the table.

Plate up with rice, couscous or pasta if you're extra peckish.

If you're still peckish, book a seat at Wild Artichokes to enjoy Jane Baxter's feasting menu.

If you are very peckish, try the Seafood Puttanesca – tons of tossed with linguine, enough for two actually.

If you're still feeling peckish, add a little something to the meal to feel full, so experimenting with smaller portions is a good pro tip.

I'm a bit peckish, gonna pop some corn.

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We're feeling peckish just thinking about it.

By now our party of four were, shall we say, “peckish”.

If all the fruits and veggies leave you feeling peckish, their homegrown produce will be available to purchase on the day.

In other words: You have decades of hard slog ahead and feeling permanently slightly peckish.

Or three if you're feeling peckish.

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Common combinations with peckish

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "peckish" in a sentence?
An example: "And if you get peckish, it serves a selection of dishes from sandwiches to burgers and steaks." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "peckish" from authentic English texts.
What does "peckish" mean?
Peckish means: mildly hungry
What are synonyms of "peckish"?
Common synonyms of "peckish" include: hungry, techy, tetchy, testy, scratchy, petulant, pettish, peevish. Plus 5 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "peckish" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "peckish", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.