picking
nounDivide picking into syllables:
pick · ing
How to pronounce picking:
Definition of picking:
- picking (noun):
- the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.).
Synonyms for picking:
appointment
choice
choosing
decision
election
manual labor
naming
nomination
option
pick
selecting
selection
Antonyms for picking:
casting aside
declining
deselecting
discarding
dismissing
ditching
dumping
growing
ignoring
planting
refusing
rejecting
removing
spurning
turning down
unchoosing
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