► 動詞つつく [(2)つつく]
meaning: poke rank: 2☆
キツツキが
木をつついている ⇨ A woodpecker is pecking at a tree
☆
彼女は
彼の
脇腹をつついた ⇨ She poked him in the rib
つつく [(2)つつく] [coll]
meaning: eat rank: 4☆
皆で
鍋をつついた ⇨ We all (sat around and) poked at, eat, a hot pot
(☛ Peck using chopsticks)More examples:- 試験は重箱の隅をつつくような問題ばかりだった (じゅうばこのすみをつつく) ⇨ The exam was filled with questions that pick the corners of the lunchbox, about extremely trivial details