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picks away at

picks away at is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pick away at.

Meaning of pick away at

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)

  1. To continually or inexorably harm someone; to continue to do harm; to needle over time; to weaken someone over time.

Questions about picks away at

What is picks away at the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Picks away at is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pick away at.

Words near picks away at in the dictionary

  1. picks and chooses
  2. picks and passes
  3. picks and shovels
  4. picks apart
  5. picks at
  6. picks away at
  7. picks bids off the wall
  8. picks corners
  9. picks fault
  10. picks fights
  11. picks flowers

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