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picking
noun
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Divide 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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