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Meanings of pluck at in English

Spanish
tironear

Pluck or pull at with the fingers.

tironear
Synonyms
Examples for "pick at"
Examples for "pick at"
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
1
At these words the general took a long pull at his pipe.
Taras Bulba, and Other Tales
2
A long and deep pull at the water-skin was the first salutation.
The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the ...
3
Elzevir took a pull at it, and then flung the bottle away.
Moonfleet
4
Firmin halted abruptly and gave a vicious pull at the offending strap.
The World Set Free
5
Twenty young people had gathered for the toffy pull at Minister Graves'.
Tess of the Storm Country
Usage of pluck at in English
1
Every nerve in his body seemed to pluck at the angry flesh.
The Right of Way — Volume 05
2
Ginger ceased to pluck at his gloves and advanced into the ring.
The Adventures of Sally
3
I used them to pluck at the knot in front of Trudy.
Savage
4
You are a silly thing, you have no pluck at all.
Theresa Raquin
5
Suddenly she put out her hand restlessly to pluck at the hedge beside her.
Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume II
6
We patted the poor horse that grew a tail for urchins to pluck at.
One of Our Conquerors — Volume 2
7
An instinct of self-preservation bade him pluck at his revolver.
M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur."
8
And why, then, should you not pluck at my laurels?
Ecce homo (the autobiography of friedrich nietzsche)
9
As he did this, something seemed to pluck at the seat of his trousers.
Lucky Jim
10
I flattened myself against the wall, felt the rough plaster pluck at my hair.
Temperance Brennan 01 - Déjà Dead
11
Then she began to pluck at Charlie's fur again.
Public secrets
12
Simeon touched among them to pluck at his brother.
One of Our Conquerors — Volume 3
13
And why will ye not pluck at my wreath?
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None
14
He would pluck at the sheet and stare before him, and whisper half-audible fragments of sentences.
Tono-Bungay
15
There was a sharp pluck at his mouth, and his head was turned north once more.
Sir Nigel
16
Training and tradition alike pluck at his sleeve and urge him not to risk making himself ridiculous.
Something New
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