plucking
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/ˈplʌkɪŋ/
English
Definitions
verb
- To pull something sharply; to pull something out“She plucked the phone from her bag and dialled.”
- To take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation.
- To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc.“Whereas a piano strikes the string, a harpsichord plucks it.”
- To remove feathers from a bird.
noun
- (gerund of pluck) An act in which something is plucked.
- A fragment of something obtained by plucking.