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Meanings of pick at in English

Portuguese
minimizar
Catalan
menysprear
Spanish
despreciar

Express a negative opinion of.

minimizar
Catalan
picar

To eat by small pieces like a bird.

picar
Spanish
tironear

Pluck or pull at with the fingers.

tironear
Usage of pick at in English
1
He nodded lamely, returning to pick at the food they'd given him.
The Naked God
2
Charlie brought his plate in and continued to pick at his food.
The Fame Game
3
Her color was back and she started to pick at her food.
Three stations: an arkady renko novel
4
This is not the time and place to pick at that wound.
A Dance with Dragons
5
The emaciated fingers began to pick at the coverlet, a fatal sign.
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today
6
Rachel and Ellie 'had done no more than pick at their dinners.
Pet Sematary
7
They're the ones who pick at me, I'm always nice to them.
She, myself & i
8
The crickets serenade us, and we begin to pick at our dinner.
The Notebook
9
Wynn stopped brushing to gently pick at a burr with her fingertips.
Sister of the dead
10
I get one movie option and you pick , pick , pick at it.
Heat Wave
11
She could watch the crows that descended to pick at the flesh.
A reliable wife
12
And they do pick at the sores, which only makes them worse.
Dreadnought
13
The old woman began to pick at her ragged skirt, mumbling Blood!
The Best Short Stories of 1920, and the Yearbook of the American...
14
I starve myself all day, and then I pick at work.
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
15
She decided to pick at that and see where it led.
Naked Heat
16
He'd constantly pick at me and call me names until I got upset.
The Irish Times
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Translations for pick at
Portuguese
minimizar
Pick at through the time
Pick at across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common