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plucking out

plucking out is the present participle and gerund of pluck out.

Meaning of pluck out

Verb

pluck out (third-person singular simple present plucks out, present participle plucking out, simple past and past participle plucked out)

  1. To remove by plucking.
  2. To select; to pick out.

Questions about plucking out

What is plucking out the present participle and gerund of?
Plucking out is the present participle and gerund of pluck out.

Words near plucking out in the dictionary

  1. pluckier
  2. pluckiest
  3. pluckily
  4. pluckiness
  5. plucking
  6. plucking out
  7. plucking post
  8. plucking posts
  9. plucking up
  10. plucking up one's courage
  11. pluckings

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