How to Pronounce "picked over"

expression

ˈpɪkt/ /ˈoʊvɝ

PIKT-OH-ver

pˈɪkt/ /ˈəʊvɐ

PIKT-OH-vuh

Definition

"Picked over" means that something, usually a group of items, has already been searched through or selected from, leaving only what others didn't want or the less desirable options.

IPA Transcription

American English

ˈpɪkt/ /ˈoʊvɝ

British English

pˈɪkt/ /ˈəʊvɐ

Simplified Pronunciation

PIKT-OH-ver

PIKT-OH-vuh

Listen in Context

By the end of the sale, the clothes were pretty picked over.

These books are all picked over; there aren’t many good ones left.

The thrift shop felt so picked over that I left empty-handed.

All the best pastries had been picked over before I arrived.