picking at

“He better be working out because I’m just horrified about that fight — just horrified,” Kind mutters while shaking his head and picking at a small plate of bananas and peanut butter.

Sell stays fueled by drinking water with a sports drink powder mixed into it and picking at a protein bowl.

She had a bare foot resting on her knee and was picking at an open sore.

Both sides of la frontera have been picking at this open sore ever since.

The team generally has taken a “best available” approach, and that’s especially likely when picking at No. 17.