hunt and peck noun 1verb 1hunt-and-peck adjective 1forms 3 noun1 •The hunt-and-peck typing technique. verb1 •to typewrite in an awkward, unskilled way, with two or even a single finger. hunt-and-peck adjective1 •Describing a method of typing used by a person unfamiliar with the layout of a keyboard or keypad in which the person has to search for the keys to be pressed or struck one by one and uses one or both index fingers to operate the keys; also used to describe a typist who uses this technique. formshunted and pecked · hunting and pecking · hunts and pecks