pickle
noun
a cucumber that has been preserved in brine, vinegar, or the like.
pickling
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present participleof pickle.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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People are not going to start quickly pickling onions and making chili jams, but they will grab an exciting bottle of mayonnaise and let it do the heavy lifting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
Still, I thought Klapper might tell me to stop pickling, but he didn’t.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026
If it’s a vegetable, I’m using it from seed to stem — pickling or fermenting some parts, stewing other parts and saving its cooking liquid for another use.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2025
"My life changed just from pickling a cucumber," Maddi Neye-Swift told the BBC as she picked up her award for food creator of the year.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2024
He was reading an article about pickling cucumbers.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
