picking
/ˈpɪkɪŋ/
adjective
- Used to describe something that involves or is used for selecting or gathering.
- The picking crew arrived at dawn to start work.
- We need a picking basket for the garden harvest.
- The picking season for blueberries starts in June.
noun
- The act of choosing or selecting something from a group.
- Her careful picking of colors made the room feel warm and inviting.
- The picking of the right candidate took the committee several weeks.
- Picking a ripe watermelon is harder than it looks.
- The act of gathering or harvesting, especially fruit, flowers, or other crops.
- Picking wild mushrooms requires expert knowledge to avoid poisonous ones.
- Apple picking is a popular fall activity for families.
- The workers spent the morning picking strawberries in the field.
- The act of playing a stringed instrument by plucking the strings with fingers or a pick.
- Fingerpicking is a gentle style often used in folk music.
- She learned bluegrass picking from her grandfather.
- His guitar picking was fast and precise during the solo.
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