How to Pronounce "pick at"
expression
ˈpɪk/ /ˈæt
PIK-at
pˈɪk/ /ˈæt
PIK-at
Definition
To eat only small amounts of food without interest, or to repeatedly touch or scratch something, especially a wound.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈpɪk/ /ˈæt
British English
pˈɪk/ /ˈæt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PIK-at
UK
PIK-at
Listen in Context
The child picked at his vegetables and didn't finish dinner.
Please don't pick at your wound, it needs to heal.
He just picks at his lunch every day.
I'm not hungry—I just picked at my food while we talked.