plucking
- present participle of pluck.
Example Sentences
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Plucking the flowers is a key part of the process.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026
Plucking out historical anecdotes, ad libbing some connective tissue, then presenting the result as a constitutional principle “misses the forest for the trees.”
From Slate • Jun. 17, 2024
Plucking mushrooms from there would be similar to eating yellow snow: gross.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2023
Plucking animals from the wild is cheaper and easier than setting up a breeding operation.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2018
Plucking a handful of silver straight pins from her plump cloth belt, she stuck them one by one, standing up, into the sheets around Liyana’s body.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
