is plucking
- present progressive of pluck (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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In what was once a rice paddy just outside Kandy in central Sri Lanka, Anoma Kumari Paranathala is plucking green beans and fresh mint from the rambling foliage of her vegetable garden.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2022
We don’t want your son to feel badly that “he has never experienced hunger or insecurity at home,” and I am wondering whether his “glass half-empty” position is plucking a deeper nerve in you.
From Washington Post ● May 18, 2022
Stamos plays restaurateur Jimmy Martino, an energetic, somewhat fretful human tornado who, when we meet him, is plucking a gray hair from his head as though it were a tick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2015
On a stage on a hill overlooking town, Abbas Neshat is plucking a danbur, a traditional two-stringed instrument.
From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2014
I drag my big plastic bag over to where Tim is plucking trash.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
