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Meanings of pull 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
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
Something plucked at Lestrange's coat: it was Emmeline-shealso wanted to look.
The Blue Lagoon
Usage of pull at in English
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
6
I took a little pull at the thread, and heard something rustle.
After Dark
7
And taking a luxurious pull at his cigar, he rang the handbell.
Five Tales
8
If he wants more air, he gives one pull at the air-pipe.
Lord Dolphin
9
Whitsell took a long pull at his beer and looked at them.
Wizard at Large
10
He moistened them eventually with a long deliberate pull at his glass.
The Market-Place
11
The old man fell back, with a pull at his ancient cap.
The Debtor: A Novel
12
EBONY: Does it pull at the heartstrings, is it an emotional album?
Ebony
13
Give us another pull at it, and I'll be obleeged to you.
Hospital Sketches
14
Mungongo ceased to pull at Bakuma's arms and stared as if paralysed.
Witch-Doctors
15
Tlitoo was following the elkryn, swooping down to pull at his tail.
Promise of the wolves: a novel
16
You pull at it and you begin to unravel the whole sweater.'
Dr Fischer of Geneva or The Bomb Party
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Translations for pull at
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Pull at across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common