PICK AT

• (verb) express a negative opinion of

  "She disparaged her student's efforts"

  synonyms : belittle , disparage

  it's so easy to belittle another's work- you just dont see the effort that has gone into it. -added by diviya_inlas

• (verb) eat like a bird

  "The anorexic girl just picks at her food"

  synonyms : peck , peck at

• (verb) pluck or pull at with the fingers

  "She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse"

  synonyms : pluck at , pull at

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