English Explanatory Dictionary

plucking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of pluck
noun
  1. An act in which something is plucked.
  2. A fragment of something obtained by plucking.
  3. The undesirable situation in which printed ink becomes detached from the paper.

Pronunciation

/ˈplʌkɪŋ/

Word forms

plucking pluckings

Derived words

ear plucking ripe for the plucking
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