Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

picking away at

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables
pick-ing -away at
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pick away at

Questions

What does picking away at mean?
present participle and gerund of pick away at

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