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[ pik-ing ] / ˈpɪk ɪŋ /
nounthe act of a person or thing that picks. something that is or may be picked or picked up. the amount picked. pickings, - scraps or gleanings: the pickings of a feast.
- profits or gains; spoils.
Origin of pickingbefore 900; Middle English; Old English picung (once) a mark made by picking; see pick1, -ing1 Words nearby pickingpicket line, Pickett, Pickford, pick holes in, pickin, picking, pickings, pickle, pickled, pickleworm, picklock Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pickingA fire that he insists is only picking up pace, according to top-secret intelligence briefings. ISIS Fight Has a Spy Shortage, Intel Chair Says|Kimberly Dozier|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST The truth is that Judd is really just picking an arbitrary number since there is no script. Inside Sony’s ‘Pineapple Express 2 Drama’: Leaked Emails Reveal Fight Over Stoner Comedy Sequel|William Boot|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Picking up cans and bags out of the bin and throwing them back, over and over. The Stacks: A Chicken Dinner That Mends Your Heart|Pete Dexter|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST And they all agreed Blanc was undeniably good at picking up women. The Secret World of Pickup Artist Julien Blanc|Brandy Zadrozny|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Picking at an appetizer veggie platter is a good option as well. 12 Thanksgiving Weight Loss Tips That Actually Work|DailyBurn|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST "Bar," said the Serbian stove-tender very quietly, picking up a specially curved one, and McLanahan took the other end. Steel|Charles Rumford Walker They do not, however, keep more than twelve hours after picking, and then begin to ferment and taste like beer. The Khedive's Country|George Manville Fenn So, first picking out a tree to go up in case of necessity, I knelt down and fired into the bunch, getting one. The Trail of The Badger|Sidford F. Hamp "Yes, ma'am," sighed Nancy, picking up the half-dried pitcher—now so cold it must be rinsed again. Pollyanna|Eleanor H. Porter So he again ascended into the tree-top, and finished his shaking in peace, and we our picking also. Pastoral Days|William Hamilton Gibson
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