pick at   (TTS Sound)

The verb pick at has 3 senses

• pick at, pluck at, pull at -- (pluck or pull at with the fingers; "She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse")


• pick at, peck at, peck -- (eat like a bird; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food")


• disparage, belittle, pick at -- (express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts")