pick at

• Verbo frasal que se usa para indicar la acción de comer pequeñas cantidades de comida sin apetito, o de tocar repetidamente algo, o de criticar a alguien de manera insistente.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of eating small amounts without appetite, or repeatedly touching or criticizing something or someone.

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparable

1. Eat without appetiteinformal

   To eat very small amounts of food, often because of lack of appetite or anxiety.

   Picotear

   • She just picked at her dinner, not feeling hungry.
   • He was so nervous that he only picked at his food.
   • Stop picking at your plate and eat properly.

   Sinónimosnibblepeck attoy with

   Antónimosbingedevourfeastgorgewolf

2. Criticize repeatedlyinformal

   To repeatedly criticize or find fault with someone in a petty way.

   criticar repetidamente

   • His boss kept picking at his work, finding minor errors.
   • She always picks at her husband for small mistakes.
   • Stop picking at me about the way I dress.

   Sinónimosbadgercarpcavilnagnitpick

   Antónimospraise

3. Touch or pull repeatedlyinformal

   To repeatedly touch, pull, or scratch something, often nervously.

   tocar o tirar repetidamente

   • He nervously picked at a loose thread on his shirt.
   • She picked at the label on her bottle while waiting.
   • The child picked at the scab on his knee.

   Sinónimosfiddle withpluck atpull attweaktwiddleworry

Verbo basepick