pluck at

plʌk æt

Definition

Definition of pluck at - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

nervous pullpull at something nervously or absent-mindedly

He started to pluck at his sleeve during the interview.

jerk

tug

musicpull repeatedly or lightly at an instrument's strings to play it

She plucks at the guitar strings during rehearsal.

pick at

strum

emotiontug at someone's emotions or feelings

The sad movie plucked at her heartstrings.

pull at

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Expressions with pluck

pluck out of the air

say or invent something suddenly without thinking or planning

I just plucked that number out of the air.

pluck up

summon positive emotion like courage

He had to pluck up the courage to speak.

pluck up courage

find resolve to act despite fear

He finally plucked up courage and asked for a refund.

pluck up one's courage

gather courage and overcome fear to face something hard

He had to pluck up his courage to ask for a promotion.

pluck up the courage

overcome fear to take action

He finally plucked up the courage to ask her out.

pluck one's eyebrows

remove eyebrow hairs using tweezers or fingers

She likes to pluck her eyebrows every week.

Examples of pluck at in a sentence

Nervously, he would pluck at the tablecloth during meals.
He plucked at the harp between verses.
Please do not pluck at the violin strings.
The music plucked at his emotions.
Her story plucked at the audience's feelings.

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French:tripoter, pincer, ...
German:zupfen, an den Saiten zupfen, ...
Italian:tirare, pizzicare, ...
Spanish:tirar de, puntear, ...
Portuguese:puxar, dedilhar, ...
Chinese:拉扯, 弹拨, ...
Japanese:引っ張る, 弦をつま弾く, ...
Arabic:عَبَثَ بِـ, نَقَرَ أَوْتارَ, ...
Hebrew:לְשַׂחֵק בְּשַׁרְווּל, לִפְרוֹט עַל, ...
Russian:теребить, перебирать, ...
Ukrainian:смикати, перебирати струни, ...
Hindi:खींचना, तार छेड़ना, ...
Bengali:টানা, টোকা দিয়ে বাজানো, ...
Catalan:estirar, pessigar, ...
Czech:cukat za, brnkat na, ...
Danish:pille ved, plukke i, ...
Dutch:plukken, tokkelen aan, ...
Greek:τραβάω, τσιμπώ, ...
Hungarian:piszkálni, pengetni, ...
Khmer:ទាញលេង, កេះខ្សែ, ...
Korean:잡아당기다, 줄을 퉁기다, ...
Persian:کشید, سیم‌های ساز را کشیدن, ...
Polish:szarpać, szarpać struny, ...
Portuguese (BR):puxar, dedilhar, ...
Romanian:a trage de, a ciupăi, ...
Swedish:dra, knäppa på, ...
Thai:ดึง, ดีดสาย, ...
Turkish:çekiştirmek, telleri hafifçe çekmek, ...
Vietnamese:kéo, gảy, ...

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