plucking up

A form of pluck up — To remove or acquire by plucking from, for example, the ground; to pick up.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pluck up
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APA

plucking up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plucking%20up

MLA

“plucking up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plucking%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plucking up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plucking%20up.

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