herumstochern - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ German Dictionary

Verbs

to poke  | poked, poked |	herumstochern  | stocherte herum, herumgestochert |
to fish around  | fished, fished |	herumstochern  | stocherte herum, herumgestochert | [fig.]
to peck at one's food  | pecked, pecked |	in seinem Essen herumstochern  | stocherte herum, herumgestochert |
to pick at one's food  | picked, picked |	in seinem Essen herumstochern  | stocherte herum, herumgestochert |
to pick one's teeth  | picked, picked |	in den Zähnen herumstochern  | stocherte herum, herumgestochert |

Examples

He just pecked at his food.

Er stocherte nur in seinem Essen herum.   infinitive: herumstochern