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are picnicking

  • present progressive of picnic.

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When we arrive, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish couple are picnicking under the trees outside.

From BBC Feb. 13, 2026

Jordanna Vallance and Fran Addis, both from Harrogate, are picnicking in the sun and plan to return each year to photograph their babies in the blossom.

From BBC May 1, 2025

First person: Aislinn Corey, a preschool teacher in London, has turned giving her two sons an orange or an apple into a game, slicing it into thirds and pretending they are picnicking.

From New York Times Jan. 26, 2023

Instead, save them to take when you are picnicking or camping, or put them in a lunch bag for school or work.

From Washington Post Dec. 14, 2021

The natives are picnicking in the ravine below there.

From Nuttie's Father by Yonge, Charlotte Mary