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Definition of pluck at phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pluck at

phrasal verb
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pluck at something
  1. to hold something with the fingers and pull it gently, especially more than once synonym tug
    • The child kept plucking at his mother's sleeve.
    • (figurative) The wind plucked at my jacket.
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