picking
Americannoun
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the act of a person or thing that picks.
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something that is or may be picked or picked up.
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the amount picked.
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pickings,
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scraps or gleanings.
the pickings of a feast.
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profits or gains; spoils.
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Etymology
Origin of picking
before 900; Middle English; Old English picung (once) a mark made by picking; pick 1, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Even if businesses want to hire, the pickings are slimmer, especially in low-skill occupations at hotels and restaurants.
From MarketWatch
Even if businesses want to hire, the pickings are slimmer, especially in low-skill occupations at hotels and restaurants.
From MarketWatch
He’s attended the conference many times over the years, presenting seminal papers and picking up awards for his research.
There are also signs a different strain of flu - H1N1 - is picking up in Europe and may lead to an increase in cases here too.
From BBC
And from one day to the next, Golding went from defensive coordinator to picking up the pieces of one of the ugliest divorces college football has ever seen.
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