picket
noun
a post, stake, pale, or peg that is used in a fence or barrier, to fasten down a tent, etc.
are picketing
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present progressiveof picket.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Workers are picketing for higher wages and better benefits and working conditions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
But the group has said it "strongly supports" those who are picketing.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2023
Hollywood strike: Screenwriters in New York are picketing the set of “American Horror Story,” one of the few TV shows to continue production through the writers’ strike.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
But back home, thousands of doctors, nurses and other workers are picketing in front of hospitals and other government buildings.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
September 16.—To-day we are picketing the fords of the Robertson River, a branch of the Rapidan.
From Three Years in the Federal Cavalry by Willard W. Glazier
