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How to pronounce pluck at in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms pick at, pull at
Type of pull

Examples of pluck at

pluck at
The bits of Ireland that pluck at the heartstrings for most are on the west coast.
From the smh.com.au
It'll pluck at heart-strings, touch tear-ducts, possibly clog arteries.
From the nzherald.co.nz
From Spago's tree, you pluck at acorn-shaped potato-lattice baskets filled with wild mushrooms.
From the orlandosentinel.com
I do not understand why works that pluck at the heart strings do not get the attention that they deserve.
From the economist.com
They were just absolutely unable to pluck at their own nose.
From the guardian.co.uk
They would cling to the bed-frame, snarl and pluck at the blankets until I was driven from my bed and back to work.
From the bbc.co.uk
The Tigers showed pluck at midweek, winning twice at Kansas City, like Custer's troops firing off their last bullets.
From the usatoday.com
Next, pluck at your underwear.
From the washingtonpost.com
Shafiq counters them all without too much trouble, leaving me to pluck at my beard, which is reaching disarming proportions.
From the guardian.co.uk