pick away at in English

Forms: picks away at [present, singular, third-person], picking away at [participle, present], picked away at [participle, past], picked away at [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pick away at (third-person singular simple present picks away at, present participle picking away at, simple past and past participle picked away at)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "picks away at",
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        "To continually or inexorably harm someone; to continue to do harm; to needle over time; to weaken someone over time."
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "picks away at",
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        "third-person"
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    {
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        "To continually or inexorably harm someone; to continue to do harm; to needle over time; to weaken someone over time."
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"pick away at" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms