Pluck At (Verb)
Meaning
Pluck or pull at with the fingers; "She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- She plucked at the threads of her old jeans, trying to loosen the worn fabric.
- The child plucked nervously at the hem of her mother's dress as they rode the bus.
- He plucked at the label on his new shirt, but it was securely sewn in place.
- The seamstress plucked carefully at a few loose stitches to repair the tear in the fabric.
- As she sat in the meeting, she plucked at her cuticles, a long-standing nervous habit.