# pick at

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To touch, grab, handle, or pull tentatively or gingerly, using a utensil or one's fingers.
2. To touch, grab, handle, or pull tentatively or gingerly, using a utensil or one's fingers.
3. To pick on or repeatedly criticize (someone).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pick-at