Synonyms for picking
pick·ing

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. pickingnoun

   A gathering to pick fruit.

   We went to a strawberry picking last June.

   Synonyms:
   leftover

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. picking, picknoun

   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:
   plectron, pickaxe, selection, cream, choice, plectrum, option, woof, pickax, filling, pick, weft

2. pickingnoun

   the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)

   Synonyms:
   pick

Matched Categories

1. • Manual Labor
   • Output

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1. List of paraphrases for "picking":

   pick, collection, gathering

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How to use picking in a sentence?

1. Kevin McCarthy:

   The Democrats have created a new thing where they're picking and choosing who could be on committee. Never in the history have United States had the majority tell the minority who could be on committee.

2. Mohamed Fahmy:

   We've realized a year ago, when we first walked into court, that the judicial community and the prosecutor were pretty much clueless about what it means to be a journalist, the details of what restrictions and what rules are required to be a journalist in Egypt, and I think they were picking up on it as the trial went on.

3. John Gay:

   A fox may steal your hens, Sir, a whore your health and pence, Sir, your daughter rob your chest, Sir, your wife may steal your rest, Sir, a thief your goods and plate. But this is all but picking, with rest, pence, chest and chicken; it ever was decreed, Sir, if lawyer's hand is feed, Sir, he steals your whole estate.

4. Janja Garnbret:

   If you are out rowing and the wind starts picking up and the waves start picking up, you can’t do shit about it right? you just cope with it and make the best out of it.

5. Element Pointe Dominguez:

   You need a combination of active versus passive investments, the problem with active funds is that you can outperform by picking good stocks. But once you tack on management fees, it's hard to beat a broader market ETF.