pick at

Meaning

1. To touch, grab, handle, or pull tentatively or gingerly, using a utensil or one's fingers.
2. To pick on or repeatedly criticize (someone).

Synonyms

peck at

scrape

peck

pluck at

pull on

belittle

nibble at

pull at

nag at

disparage

poke

minimize

nibble

nip

nudge

lunge

pick

⛏️

play down

downplay

attack

👊

poke at

prod

diminish

dig into

scrape off

strike

thrust

understate

find fault with

deprecate

crop

poke around

background

scratch off

snap at

talk down

minimise