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picked fault

picked fault is the simple past and past participle of pick fault.

Meaning of pick fault

Verb

pick fault (third-person singular simple present picks fault, present participle picking fault, simple past and past participle picked fault)

  1. To make a point of criticizing; to seek occasions to find fault.

Questions about picked fault

What is picked fault the simple past and past participle of?
Picked fault is the simple past and past participle of pick fault.

Words near picked fault in the dictionary

  1. picked apart
  2. picked at
  3. picked away at
  4. picked bids off the wall
  5. picked corners
  6. picked fault
  7. picked fights
  8. picked flowers
  9. picked from a hat
  10. picked gooseberry
  11. picked holes

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