Pull 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 pulled at the loose thread on her sweater, hoping it wouldn't unravel completely.
- The little boy pulled nervously at his mother's hand during their first day of school.
- He absent-mindedly pulls at his beard while listening to the lecture.
- As she stood outside her ex-boyfriend's house, Emily found herself pulling at the sleeve of her hoodie.
- Emily pulled anxiously at the loose strings on her jeans whenever she felt nervous about talking in front of a large crowd.