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plucking

/ˈplʌk.ɪŋ/

plucking off

plucking out

Translations

pluckingnoun

pluckings

plumageAu sens de retrait des plumes d'un oiseau.

The plucking of the chicken took longer than expected.

Le plumage du poulet a pris plus de temps que prévu.

arrachage

The plucking of the guitar strings created a beautiful melody.

L'arrachage des cordes de guitare a créé une belle mélodie.

épilationAu sens de retrait des poils ou des sourcils.

She spent the morning engaged in the plucking of her eyebrows.

Elle a passé la matinée à faire l'épilation de ses sourcils.

Additional translations

pincementMusique, jeu des cordes avec les doigts ou un médiator.

Synonyms

pluckinggerund / present participle

/ˈplʌkɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something engaged in the act of plucking

pinçantEmploi surtout musical, en parlant d'une action de pincement des cordes.

The guitarist's plucking fingers moved swiftly across the strings.

Les doigts pinçants du guitariste se sont déplacés rapidement sur les cordes.

pluckverb

plucking

Gerund

plucked

Past Simple

plucked

Past Participle

plucking

Gerund

/plʌk/

cueillirPour les fruits, fleurs ou autres éléments cueillis sur leur lieu de croissance.

She plucked a ripe apple from the tree.

Elle a cueilli une pomme mûre sur l’arbre.

pincerMusique : jouer un instrument à cordes en pinçant les cordes.

She plucked the strings of the guitar gently.

Elle a pincé doucement les cordes de la guitare.

arracherEn retirant brusquement ou de force.

He plucked a hair from his eyebrow.

Il s’est arraché un poil du sourcil.

Synonyms

Definitions

pluckingnoun

The act of pulling or removing something, especially with a quick, forceful motion.

The plucking of the guitar strings created a beautiful melody.

The act of removing feathers from a bird, especially in preparation for cooking.

The plucking of the chicken took longer than expected.

The act of removing hair, especially from the face or eyebrows, using tweezers or a similar tool.

She spent the morning engaged in the plucking of her eyebrows.

pluckinggerund / present participle

Engaged in or characterized by the act of plucking.

The guitarist's plucking fingers moved swiftly across the strings.

pluckverb

To pull or pick off or out from a place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc.

She plucked a ripe apple from the tree.

To remove or detach by grasping and pulling abruptly.

He plucked a hair from his eyebrow.

To play a stringed instrument by sounding the strings with the fingers or a plectrum.

She plucked the strings of the guitar gently.

To take someone or something away from a place or situation suddenly or by force.

The hero plucked the child from the path of the oncoming car.

To choose or select someone, especially unexpectedly, for a role, task, or opportunity.

The director plucked an unknown actor from obscurity to play the lead role.