Picking - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpɪkɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word picking
Brit.  |ˈpɪkɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word picking
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be'to pick

noun

- the quantity of a crop that is harvested (syn: pick)
he sent the first picking of berries to the market
- the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)

Extra examples

It rather annoyed me that he was late picking me up.

They are in the field picking cotton.

...she was a thoughtful gadabout, always picking up souvenirs for her friends from wherever her travels took her...

...even in a crowded auditorium you wouldn't have trouble picking out his earsplitting horselaugh...

She mimed picking up the phone and dialing a number.

...an unearthly knack for picking winning lottery numbers...

Many vitamins begin to degrade within a week after picking.

He sits there picking his teeth.

Try to eat your dinner, Jane, you've just been picking at it.

Let's deal properly with the question, instead of just picking at it.

Sharpshooters were picking off our officers.

Mother soon began picking up after her operation.

She circled the bedroom, picking up dirty clothes.

He was picking bits of fluff off his trousers.

They ran, picking up whatever weapons came to hand.

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