pinch at

Verb

obsolete

(obsolete) To find fault with; to take exception to.

Japanese Meaning

（旧用法）～に異議を唱える / （旧用法）～を非難する

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Some critics pinch at every nuance of her work, refusing to see its merits.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

ある批評家たちは彼女の作品のあらゆるニュアンスにあら探しをし、その長所を認めようとしない。

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Sense（1）

(obsolete) To find fault with; to take exception to.

[…]and lastly in what case the Putcase, and his fellowes are, that in broade speeches openly, and in printed bookes directly oppugne them; and by calumnious questions pinch at them?

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pinches at

（ present singular third-person ）

pinching at

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pinched at

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pinched at

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