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verb (v)

• pluck or pull at with the fingers(verb.contact)

  Synonym:
  pluck at, pull at
  

  source: wordnet30
• eat like a bird(verb.consumption)

  Synonym:
  peck, peck at
  

  source: wordnet30
• express a negative opinion of(verb.communication)

  Synonym:
  belittle, disparage
  Antonym:
  blandish, flatter
  

  source: wordnet30