pick away at en · VERB
Meanings
- To continually or inexorably harm someone; to continue to do harm; to needle over time; to weaken someone over time.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| picked away at | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| picked away at | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| picks away at | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| picking away at | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |