她花了半小时把鸭子的毛拔干净。

She spent half an hour ___plucking the duck clean.

她在给鸡拔毛准备晚餐。

She is ___plucking the chicken for dinner.

她轻轻拨动琴弦，弹奏出一段优美的旋律。

She played a beautiful melody by ___plucking the strings gently.

他从灌木丛中迅速摘下一颗蓝莓。

He ___plucked a blueberry quickly from the bush.