pick at (English, verb)
expansion: pick at (third-person singular simple present picks at, present participle picking at, simple past and past participle picked at)
Senses:
glosses: To touch, grab, handle, or pull tentatively or gingerly, using a utensil or one's fingers.
tags: idiomatic
transitive
glosses: To touch, grab, handle, or pull tentatively or gingerly, using a utensil or one's fingers.
Synonym of peck at.
tags: idiomatic
transitive
raw_tags: of food
glosses: To pick on or repeatedly criticize (someone).
tags: idiomatic
transitive
Forms:
form: picks at
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: picking at
tags: participle
present
form: picked at
tags: participle
past
form: picked at
tags: past