picking in English dictionary

  • picking

    Meanings and definitions of "picking"

    • Present participle of pick.
    • A gathering to pick fruit.
    • (usually pluralized) Items remaining after others have selected the best; scraps, as of food.
    • (usually pluralized) Income or other gains, especially if obtained in a unscrupulous or objectionable manner.
    • noun
      A gathering to pick fruit.
    • noun
      (usually pluralized)
      Items remaining after others have selected the best; scraps, as of food.
    • noun
      (usually pluralized)
      Income or other gains, especially if obtained in a unscrupulous or objectionable manner.
    • verb
      present participle of [i]pick[/i]
    • noun
      the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)
    • noun
      the quantity of a crop that is harvested; "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"; "it was the biggest peach pick in years"

    Synonyms of "picking" in English dictionary

    manual labor, yield, production are the top synonyms of "picking" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of picking

    • picking ( plural  pickings)
    • picking (plural pickings)
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