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pickingthe action of selecting or choosing something carefully

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the action of selecting or choosing something carefully

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpɪkɪŋ/

Korean meaning: 선택, 고르기

Korean pronunciation: **피**킹

Example Sentences

  • My mom caught me picking my nose during the Zoom meeting.
  • Stop picking on your little brother!
  • He's very good at picking stocks, unlike picking girlfriends.

picking

NOUN

//ˈpɪkɪŋ//

the action of selecting or choosing something carefully

picking concept
💡 Concept

a woman holds up a bright red apple, examining it closely while reaching toward a pile of fresh apples on display. She tilts the apple in different directions, checking its surface for quality. After finding a small blemish, she gently places it back and reaches for another apple. Her careful examination leads her to select three perfect apples which she places in her basket. The vendor smiles approvingly as he watches her thoughtful selection process. Other customers nearby follow similar careful choosing behaviors at different stalls. the action of selecting or choosing something carefully

picking rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Picking treasures while time's ticking and the detector's clicking!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈpɪkɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈpɪkɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Rootpick
Suffix--ing

Origin

중세 영어 'pikken'에서 유래하여 '뾰족한 것으로 찌르다'는 의미에서 '선택하다'로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

tickingstickingclickingkicking
ticking
sticking
clicking
kicking

🔗Collocations

fruit picking
picking season
cherry picking
picking list
nose picking
picking up
lock picking

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom caught me picking my nose during the Zoom meeting.

Stop picking on your little brother!

😄 Fun example

He's very good at picking stocks, unlike picking girlfriends.

The company is picking new employees for the overseas project.

😄 Fun example

Strawberry picking turned into a berry eating contest.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

selectingchoosinggatheringharvestingcollecting

Antonyms

rejectingdiscardingabandoning

Related

choiceselectionharvestgathercollect

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