picking apart

A form of pick apart — Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pick, apart.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pick apart
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picking apart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picking%20apart

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