picking away at

A form of pick away at — To continually or inexorably harm someone; to continue to do harm; to needle over time; to weaken someone over time.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pick away at
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picking away at. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picking%20away%20at

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“picking away at.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picking%20away%20at. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “picking away at,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picking%20away%20at.

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