intransitive verb
also fin·nick ˈfinik, -nēk
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: back-formation from finicking
1. : to become excessively or affectedly dainty or refined in speech or manner : put on airs
2. : to dawdle about
finicked with her food — Elizabeth Taylor
she was not one who had time to finick about snipping at blossoms — Adrian Bell