plucking

"She plucked the phone from her bag and dialled."

"The teacher was plucking students from the hallway and bringing them into the classroom after the bell rang. "

"Whereas a piano strikes the string, a harpsichord plucks it."

"After hunting the duck, my grandfather spent an hour plucking its feathers before cooking it. "

"The horny highwayman plucked his victims to their underwear, or attractive ones all the way."

"Plucking a bow instrument may cause a string to break."

"The nervous student kept plucking at a loose thread on his shirt during the exam. "

"After failing his final history exam, he was worried he would be plucking. "

"The glacier is plucking rocks from the mountain, slowly carving out the valley as it moves. "

"The plucking of eyebrows is a common beauty practice. "

"After the fight, there was a plucking of fur left on the carpet where the cats had been battling. "