picket
noun
a post, stake, pale, or peg that is used in a fence or barrier, to fasten down a tent, etc.
is picketing
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present progressiveof picket (3rd person singular).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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This is why the WGA is picketing Barrymore's show and "The View."
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2023
“Part of waging a successful strike is picketing, where members peacefully protest outside of struck companies’ work locations to draw public attention to our cause, shut down production, and discourage strikebreakers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
A little later, Carter recalls that the musicians' union is picketing Ringling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Washington, to which he had planned to take Amy that night.
From Time Magazine Archive
Indeed, this is picketing on a small scale.
From Three Years in the Federal Cavalry by Willard W. Glazier
The cavalry is picketing and patrolling all this territory.
From Three Years in the Federal Cavalry by Willard W. Glazier
