pick at English

Meaning pick at meaning

What does pick at mean?

pick at

— verb (= pull at) pluck or pull at with the fingers She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse

— verb eat like a bird The anorexic girl just picks at her food

— verb (= disparage) express a negative opinion of She disparaged her student's efforts

Synonyms pick at synonyms

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peck at

scrape

peck

pluck at

pull on

pull at

nibble at

belittle

poke

nag at

disparage

understate

thrust

talk down

strike

snap at

scratch off

scrape off

prod

poke at

poke around

play down

pick

nudge

nip

nibble

minimize

minimise

lunge

find fault with

downplay

diminish

dig into

deprecate

crop

background

attack