herumzupfen

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German

Etymology

herum- +‎ zupfen.

Verb

herumzupfen (weak, third-person singular present zupft herum, past tense zupfte herum, past participle herumgezupft, auxiliary haben)

  1. to pluck about, to pick at here and there
    • 2005, Aslı Sevindim, Candlelight Döner. Geschichten über meine deutsch-türkische Familie, Berlin: Ullstein, →ISBN, page 156:
      Immer wieder zupften ein paar furchtbar tantige Tanten an mir herum und säuselten etwas über meine unschuldige Schönheit.
      Without cease some terribly aunty aunts picked at me and purred something about my blameless beauty.

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